He defied the army and navy . . . and they gave him a Court Martial!
A dramatization of the American general and his court martial for publically complaining about High Command's dismissal and neglect of the aerial fighting forces.
The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell (1955) is a drama and war film directed by Otto Preminger, released on December 31, 1955 with a runtime of 1h 40m. It stars Gary Cooper, Charles Bickford, Ralph Bellamy and Rod Steiger. Viewers rate it 6.8 out of 10 across 48 ratings.
Gary Cooper
as Col. Billy Mitchell
Charles Bickford
as Gen. Jimmy Guthrie
Ralph Bellamy
as Congressman Frank R. Reid
Rod Steiger
as Maj. Allan Guillion
Elizabeth Montgomery
as Margaret Lansdowne
Fred Clark
as Col. Moreland
James Daly
as Lt. Col. Herbert White
Jack Lord
as Lt. Cmdr. Zachary 'Zack' Lansdowne
Peter Graves
as Capt. Bob Elliott
Darren McGavin
as Capt. Russ Peters
Robert F. Simon
as Admiral Gage
Charles Dingle
as Senator Fullerton
Directed by Otto Preminger, written by Emmet Lavery, Milton Sperling and Emmet Lavery, produced by Milton Sperling.
Average viewer score of 6.8/10 from 48 ratings.
Gary Cooper is perfectly adequate in this rather dry telling of the court-martial of a pioneering American general who, according to this film anyway, prophesied the hitherto unimaginable rise in importance of air power in conflict as well as predicting that an attack on Hawaii by Japan was likely to succeed against the relatively ill-defended islands. Demoted and posted to an administrative job in Texas, things…
Reviewed on August 29, 2022
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The main cast of The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell (1955) includes Gary Cooper, Charles Bickford, Ralph Bellamy, Rod Steiger and Elizabeth Montgomery. The film was directed by Otto Preminger. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell was released on December 31, 1955 and runs for 1h 40m.
The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell (1955) holds an average rating of 6.8 out of 10 from 48 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy drama and war films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
