A Gathering of Eagles (1963)
- Directed by
- Delbert Mann
- Genre
- drama film, romance film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 55m
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 5.9 of 10 from 26 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. Air Force colonel commands a B-52 bomber wing during the Cold War. He faces intense pressure to prepare his unit for a critical readiness inspection.
tensepressuredseriousformalslow-burndramaticearnestmilitary-focused
What happens
A Gathering of Eagles is a 1963 SuperScope Eastmancolor film directed by Delbert Mann about the U.S. Air Force during the Cold War and the pressures of command. The plot is patterned after the World War II film Twelve O'Clock High (1949), which producer-screenwriter Sy Bartlett also wrote, with elements mirroring Above and Beyond (1952) and Toward the Unknown (1956), written by his collaborator, Beirne Lay Jr.. Rock Hudson plays United States Air Force colonel Jim Caldwell, a Strategic Air Command (SAC) B-52 wing commander who must prepare his unit to pass a grueling operational readiness inspection. The film also stars Rod Taylor, Mary Peach, Barry Sullivan, Kevin McCarthy, Henry Silva, Robert Lansing, Leif Erickson and Richard Anderson. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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The War Lover (1962)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.