A Gathering of Eagles (1963)

A Gathering of Eagles (1963) (DVD) (*)

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Screened, competed or awarded at:
Oscar Academy Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
Spanish ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
Spanish ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Spain ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
110 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 1963 and produced in:
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
Delbert Mann

Written By:
Sy Bartlett
Robert Pirosh

Actors:
Rock Hudson ..... Col. Jim Caldwell
Rod Taylor ..... Col. Hollis Farr
Mary Peach ..... Victoria Caldwell
Barry Sullivan ..... Col. Bill Fowler
Kevin McCarthy ..... Gen. 'Happy Jack' Kirby
Henry Silva ..... Col. Joe Garcia
Leora Dana ..... Mrs. Evelyn Fowler
Robert Lansing ..... Sgt. Banning
Richard Anderson ..... Col. Ralph Josten
Richard LePore ..... Sgt. Kemler
Robert Bray ..... Lt. Col. Gales
Jim Bannon ..... Col. Morse
Nelson Leigh ..... Gen. Aymes
Russ Bender ..... Col. Torrance
John McKee ..... Maj. Travis

Synopsis:

A Gathering of Eagles is a 1963 film about the U.S. Air Force during the Cold War and the pressures of command. The plot is patterned after the World War II film Twelve O'Clock High, which producer-screenwriter Sy Bartlett also wrote, with elements also mirroring Above and Beyond, a film written by his collaborator, Beirne Lay, Jr.. Rock Hudson plays a United States Air Force officer, Colonel, Jim Caldwell, a Strategic Air Command (SAC) B-52 wing commander. He must shape up his wing and men to pass a grueling operational readiness inspection (ORI) that the previous commander had failed and for which he had been relieved of his command. Caldwell is also recently married to an English wife, and as a tough commanding officer doing whatever he has to do to shape up his command, his wife sees a side to him that she hadn't seen before.

Rock Hudson plays an Air Force Colonel who has just been re-assigned as a cold war B-52 commander who must shape up his men to pass a grueling inspection that the previous commander had failed, and had been fired for. He is also recently married, and as a tough commanding officer doing whatever he has to do to shape his men up, his wife sees a side to him that she hadn't seen before.

The conflict of loyalty for an airman between his vocation and his wife.

This product was added to our catalog on Wednesday 20 July, 2011.

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