Command Decision (1948)
- Directed by
- Sam Wood
- Genre
- drama film, war film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 52m
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 6.6 of 10 from 24 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A U.S. Army Air Forces general must decide whether to launch a costly bombing mission over Germany. He faces opposition from his superiors and struggles with the weight of ordering a dangerous operation.
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What happens
Command Decision is a 1949 war film released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer starring Clark Gable, Walter Pidgeon, Van Johnson, and Brian Donlevy, and directed by Sam Wood, based on the 1948 stage play of the same name written by William Wister Haines, which he based on his best-selling 1947 novel. The screenplay for the film was written by George Froeschel and William R. Laidlaw. Haines' play ran on Broadway for almost a year beginning in October 1947. Although portraying the strategic bombing of Nazi Germany in World War II, the main action takes place almost entirely within the confines of the headquarters of its protagonist. Depicting the political infighting of conducting a major war effort, the film's major theme is the emotional toll on commanders from ordering missions that result in high casualties, the effects of sustained combat on all concerned, and the nature of accountability for its consequences. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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Sealed Verdict (1948)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.