The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell | |
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Directed by | Otto Preminger |
Written by | Milton Sperling and Emmet Lavery Dalton Trumbo (uncredited) Michael Wilson (uncredited) Ben Hecht (uncredited) |
Based on | Life of Billy Mitchell |
Produced by | Milton Sperling |
Starring | Gary Cooper |
Cinematography | Sam Leavitt, A.S.C. |
Edited by | Folmar Blangsted, A.C.E. |
Music by | Dimitri Tiomkin |
Color process | Warnercolor |
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Distributed by | Warner Bros |
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Running time | 100 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Box office | $3 million (US)[1] |
The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell is a 1955 American CinemaScope biographical drama film directed by Otto Preminger, and starring Gary Cooper and co-starring Charles Bickford, Ralph Bellamy, Rod Steiger, and Elizabeth Montgomery in her film debut. The film is based on the 1925 court-martial of General Billy Mitchell, who is considered a founding figure of the U.S. Air Force.
During the 28th Academy Awards, it received a nomination for Best Story and Screenplay for Milton Sperling and Emmet Lavery. The award, however, went to Interrupted Melody (William Ludwig and Sonya Levien).