The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell
Film1955100 min6.8/10 on TMDB
Directed by Otto Preminger
He defied the army and navy . . . and they gave him a Court Martial!
The story
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.
Cast & crew
Gary CooperCol. Billy Mitchell
Charles BickfordGen. Jimmy Guthrie
Ralph BellamyCongressman Frank R. Reid
Rod SteigerMaj. Allan Guillion
Elizabeth MontgomeryMargaret Lansdowne
Fred ClarkCol. Moreland
James DalyLt. Col. Herbert White
Jack LordLt. Cmdr. Zachary 'Zack' Lansdowne
Peter GravesCapt. Bob Elliott
Darren McGavinCapt. Russ Peters
Robert F. SimonAdmiral Gage
Charles DingleSenator FullertonExplore the crew
- Director
- Otto Preminger
- Screenplay
- Emmet Lavery
- Producer
- Milton Sperling
- Editor
- Folmar Blangsted
- Director of Photography
- Sam Leavitt
- Screenplay
- Milton Sperling
- Original Music Composer
- Dimitri Tiomkin