The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell

The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell
Theatrical release poster
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
Production company	United States Pictures
Distributed by	Warner Bros
Release date	December 31, 1955 (1955-12-31)
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).