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Title: WWII Classic about Combat Fatigue and Stress
Review: This 1949 film focuses on combat fatigue experienced by combat crews of the 8th Army Air Force. Gregory Peck portrays General Savage, a man that falls victim to his own hard and disciplined professionalism.To fully appreciate the scale of stress and fatigue experienced by these B-17 bomber crewmen, I recommend the DVD "WWII in HD - The Air War), sold by amazon. Perhaps in 1949, less was better and there was not much need to repeat the terror of the air war.To view this film from the present, the stress and fatigue is there as told, but not shown, as it would have to be had the film been made today.The two disc set includes features about the making of "12 O'clock High", the actual B-17s used in the film, together with the actual 'crash' scene piloted by Paul Mantz. Mantz did stunt work for both Hollywood and Howard Hughes and later died in the making of the film "The Flight of the Phoenix".
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