Twelve O'Clock High - Disorderly Officer

[belinda2118]

How can they remember all their lines without a break.

[Weaponsuser]

these kind of movies are wondeful pictures to view, over and over the story, the actors, and just how these pictures were created are the evidence of how great hollywood was at one time when movie making was brillant. now its just a poor shell, with the lack of talent, the unprofessional way actors behave in public. then when acting was a craft an art, and the actor with his presence alone could hold the picture and your attention. instead of trash today with all the special affects.

[Fania54]

If you can take your eyes off Peck and focus on Hugh Marlowe, a great actor in his own right, you'll see how excellent he was in this scene. His reaction helps to build the power and impact of Peck's tirade against him. This, one of Gregory Peck's finest scenes was made great in part to a fellow actor.

[VENICECHIEF]

One of the Best W.W.2 Movie

[AOS1738]

this one the best parts of this great movie. watch gately (marlowe) face as savage (peck) real reams him out. but to fair, gatey at the end becomes an officer and man. i have this movie, and try to watch once a year. thanks for posting.

[madcitymcflyer]

Incredibly, Peck was not first choice for the role as General Savage. Clark Gable was first considered, and he was an 8th Air Force veteran. But he had just completed a similar film 'Command Decision' a year earlier in a similar role. Brian Dunleavy was the second choice, but he was already committed to two other films. Peck nailed the role without being a veteran or even studying how a general officer conducts himself. This role forever defines leadership and command in wartime.

[RM4FS]

Peck lost to Broderick Crawford as Willie Stark in All The Kings Men

[mdsubramonia]

If there is ever a rating of A+++++++++, I give it to General Savage! A Man!

[pfcbobjordan]

Real leadership. If a general did that today to a Lt. Col. the Lt. Col. would protest and the general would have to either get canned or go to sensitivity training. Gee, I wonder why we haven't really won a war since WWII... Oh, and note the fact that the deadbeat turned it around due to leadership in his life...

[acd88acd]

The famous fear-inspiring Raised Left Eyebrow of Gregory Peck.

[Sesquipedaliantique]

3:09 - 3:17 was sampled at the start of Chemlab's "Blunt Force Trauma" :)

[Sodnal]

A classic ass reaming! LOL

[zequelll]

no wussy crap here

[mmcclain66613]

One of the best ever!!!. "Gonna dig your head in the mud, and trample it". We miss you Gregory Peck!.

[drexelur1]

They didn't have a lot of sex, nudity, or gore in the old movies. But what they did have was great acting, and plot development. They just don't make movies like that anymore, and there aren't any really good actors anymore, either, like they used to have. (Sigh.)

[tbowles411]

Best war movie of all time in my opinion. It's one of my faviorites!

[ShakespeareHamlet]

an excellent film about the psychological effects of war & the discipline of disorderly soldiers WITHOUT the strong language, gratuitous sex and graphic violence so prevalent in war films & almost all regular movies (Walt Disney Pictures being the only exception). Besides, this film stars one the the greatest actors who ever lived: Gregory Peck. This movie & "To Kill A Mockingbird" clearly show Mr. Peck at his best.

[drexelur1]

Yes, I agree. They didn't have all the sex, gory violence, and a lot of naked women running around to get your attention. Also, keep in mind that special effects were for less advanced back then. So they kept your attention with great acting, and plot develpment. I miss those old time flicks. Thank God they are still preserved on video.

[RobertGary1]

Its because they aren't trying to be a "chick flick". Anytime they make a movie today they have to have all the loving, kissing scenes. This movie was back when men were men in movies; not sensitive metrosexuals.

[ShakespeareHamlet]

oh, please. such a sexist attitude.

[RobertGary1]

Its sexist to say that this movie was made without metrosexual characters?

[ShakespeareHamlet]

first of all, I don't know what a metrosexual is. But I'm referring to that attitude that guys are suppossed to be tough, without a sense of compassion. most men are like that & just think of sex.

[RobertGary1]

So if a guy feels more comfortable being tough than touchy-feely he's a sexist? I'm not following your argument.

[ShakespeareHamlet]

you're damn right.

[RobertGary1]

I think that comes from the school of thought that men are just repressed women (really more emotional than we act). However, that's just not true. Just as its not right to ask women to act like men, its not right to ask men to behave like women. Women like to talk about painful experiences. As men we say "if it hurt going down, its going to hurt coming up".

[dizzer05]

Damn right.

[metalpsalm]

This is genius

[ooldsalt]

A fine example of teaching. Discipline means teaching.

[vmvlkc]

I marvel at how much better films were back then and the amount of character development that went into them.

[RobertGary1]

Hey, he said Form 5! We still do Form 5 evaluations/questionaires.

[whh01]

We used this movie for leadership training in the Navy.  It's one of my favorite movies also.

[USMMA86]

Awesome scene and my favorite movie of all time. Peck has never been better! I showed this movie to my young buddy who was born in 1981 (his father was a WWII Vet, passed away in 1998). He protested at first because it was an old black and white movie. I explained to him the horrors the USAAF faced early in the war and why this movie is so important in understanding history. When the movie ended, he had tears in his eyes. I'm proud to say he did some growing during this movie.

[stevelon1]

Great scene. Even better, it was all done in one take with no cuts at all.

[HenryvKeiper]

You know I've just noticed that. The actors were so good I didn't even bother looking at the film making.

They say longer cuts make the actors do better because they need to be more familiar with their lines. I dunno how true that is, but it seemed to suit well here.

[1D84down]

A brilliant film and no doubt about it. Certainly it was used as a staff training film for various agencies in the UK,including the Police, until about 20 years ago to show the two commanding officers and the way one concentrates too much on his men and the other too much on the objectives. The film is a tribute to all the Yanks who came over here to fight alongside us to crush a really evil regime. Thanks from a baby boomer

[dwmzmm]

I've had the VHS copy of this movie since the

mid 1980's; one of my all time favorite movies. Gregory Peck and the rest of the cast

are first class all the way....

[HenryvKeiper]

They released a special edition DVD a while ago. You can get it at a really decent price.

[4325air]

In the 1950s this film was used at the Army Command and General Staff College at Fort Leavenworth, KS as a study in command and leadership. My father was on the faculty at the time.

[TCUNC76]

One of the best films ever dealing with the pressure of being in command and leadership in war. My all time favorite fim and have had the honor of knowing many veterans of the Eighth Air Force. This film honors what they did in World War II. A ture classic and the script is excellent... one could go on for pages about this film. Hope you have it in your collection! TCUNC76 !

[Matt007b]

great scene/great movie :)

[SakuraX7]

Gregory Peck is an absolutly amazing actor. His presence just seperates him from all others.

[HenryvKeiper]

You gotta love it when he says, "I'm just getting started..."

No one else could've pulled off that line like he did 8-)

[SakuraX7]

definatley! uh! he's just so...mmm

[SONOFHERO52]

@SakuraX7 yes..good ACTOR...too bad he sold out to the far left america-haters in the end...his politics were strictly liberal....somehow I see him fighting WITH the Tories in the revolution...there were a lot of american actors that were true patriots...Stewart, Gable, the list is long (unlike the pantie boys they call actors nowadays)...PECK was NOT one of them

[cafra1707]

@SakuraX7 gregory peck received an academy award nomination for best actor for this great film.