| Command Decision | |
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| Directed by | Sam Wood |
| Written by | William Wister Haines (play) George Froeschel William R. Laidlaw |
| Produced by | Sidney Franklin Gottfried Reinhardt |
| Starring | Clark Gable Walter Pidgeon Van Johnson Brian Donlevy |
| Cinematography | Harold Rosson |
| Edited by | Harold F. Kress |
| Music by | Miklós Rózsa |
Production company | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
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Running time | 112 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $2.4 million[1] |
| Box office | $3.6 million[1] |
Command Decision is a 1949 war film released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer starring Clark Gable, Walter Pidgeon, Van Johnson, and Brian Donlevy, and directed by Sam Wood, based on the 1948 stage play of the same name written by William Wister Haines, which he based on his best-selling 1947 novel. The screenplay for the film was written by George Froeschel and William R. Laidlaw.[N 1] Haines' play ran on Broadway for almost a year beginning in October 1947.[2]
Although portraying the strategic bombing of Nazi Germany in World War II, the main action takes place almost entirely within the confines of the headquarters of its protagonist. Depicting the political infighting of conducting a major war effort, the film's major theme is the emotional toll on commanders from ordering missions that result in high casualties, the effects of sustained combat on all concerned, and the nature of accountability for its consequences.
- ^ a b The Eddie Mannix Ledger, Los Angeles: Margaret Herrick Library, Center for Motion Picture Study.
- ^ "Command Decision." IBDB . Retrieved: June 7, 2013.
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