Word: clocking
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Dates: during 1950-1950
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Ever since wars began, there has been a controversy among military men as to whether the quality of companionship or aloofness stands by a commander best when he wants to obtain a "maximum effort" from his men. In "Twelve O'Clock High," Gregory Peck plays the part of the tartar, sent in to command a group of discouraged, tired flyers; he replaces a man whose companionability has allowed laxity in the group's performance and given it a poor record...
Though not the best war picture in circulation, "Twelve O'Clock High" is a better-than-average examination of an extremely interesting situation. Avoid the second feature...
...phone call from Paolo Tamburella, producer of the laureled Italian movie, Shoeshine, directed by Vittorio (The Bicycle Thief) De Sica. Tamburella had shelved the picture he was shooting-a long, drawn-out story of Faust. In a discussion with an associate about their next venture, they suddenly recalled the Clock Fight story in TIME. They went to the American library in Rome and thumbed through back issues of TIME until they found the story. Having read it again, they agreed that it would make a first-rate movie...
...visit to Fiumicino confirmed the facts of TIME'S story. It disclosed, however, that the basic antagonisms which created the Clock Fight were still present. Any attempt to make the picture in Fiumicino would probably be disastrous. Instead, Tamburella chose Terracina, a highly photogenic, centuries-old fishing village south of Rome. Having received TIME'S permission to use the story, he put his writers to work on the script. When shooting began last October, Tamburella used native Terracinans for all except the lead roles. One member of the cast, new to all moviegoers, is Patrizia Mangano...
Twelve O'Clock High. A fresh, convincing drama about a human crisis in a U.S. wartime bomber group; with Gregory Peck (TIME...