72. "Twelve O'Clock High" (1949)

World War II Movie Night goes up and away yet again with 1949's
"Twelve O'Clock High." Regarded as a darker take on the war,
compared to more optimistic fare such as "Thirty Seconds Over
Tokyo," "Twelve O'Clock High" follows the 918, an American bomber
group flying missions out of England. Things are bad, though, so
Gregory Peck is brought in to make the boys' lives miserable,
compared to his softer-touch predacessor. Can Peck's Savage get
the job done? Who will die, and who will merely lose his head?...
Asides include the newspaper life, Harvey Weinstein, and movies
that open with shots from way after the events of the movie
(e.g., "Citizen Kane," "Sleepway Camp," etc.). 


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