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Twelve O'Clock High

1949 film by Henry King
Movie film Q1194888
Twelve O'Clock High
20th Century Fox · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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Summary

Twelve O'Clock High is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,654 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor[3], Academy Award for Best Sound[4], National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[5]
  • Director: Henry King[6]
  • Screenwriter: Sy Bartlett[7], Henry King[8]
  • Composer: Alfred Newman[9]
  • Genre: war film[10], drama film[11]
  • Cast member: Gregory Peck[12], Hugh Marlowe[13], Gary Merrill[14], Millard Mitchell[15], Dean Jagger[16], Paul Stewart[17], Paul Picerni[18], Robert Arthur Jr.[19], Sam Edwards[20], John Kellogg[21], Barry Jones[22]
  • Producer: Darryl F. Zanuck[23]
  • Production company: 20th Century Studios[24]
  • Director of photography: Leon Shamroy[25]
  • Part of: National Film Registry[26]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[27]
  • Commons category: Twelve O'Clock High[28]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[29]
  • Review score: 8.4/10[30], 96%[31]
  • Color: color[32], black-and-white[33]
  • Country of origin: United States[34]
  • Publication date: 1949[35], December 21, 1949[36]
  • Distributed by: 20th Century Studios[37], Netflix[38]
  • Narrative location: London[39]
  • Main subject: World War II[40], aviation[41], Eighth Air Force[42]
  • Film editor: Barbara McLean[43]
  • Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor[44], Academy Award for Best Actor[45], Academy Award for Best Picture[46], Academy Award for Best Sound[47]
  • Title: Twelve O'Clock High[48]
  • FSK film rating: FSK 16[49]
  • Duration: 127 minutes[50]

Why It Matters

Twelve O'Clock High has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[51] It is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.[52]

FAQs

What awards did Twelve O'Clock High receive?

Honors received include Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor[3], Academy Award for Best Sound[4], and National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[5].

Related Entities

Alfred Newman Darryl F. Zanuck Dean Jagger film Gregory Peck Henry King London Netflix United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] ↑ . filmaffinity.com. Retrieved . filmaffinity.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [13] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [14] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [15] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [16] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [17] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [18] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [19] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [20] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [3] ↑ . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [4] ↑ . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . loc.gov. Retrieved . loc.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  41. [43] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  42. [44] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  43. [45] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  44. [46] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  45. [47] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  46. [48] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  47. [49] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  48. [50] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [51] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [52] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  2. 5w ago · Schemathings · 2026-09-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  7. 15w ago · Rémi sim · 2026-06-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  9. 22w ago · Kooma · 2026-05-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Production company → —
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