Twelve O'Clock High (1949)
Directed by Henry King · 132 min · War, Action, Drama
67.8 TOPICAL score · #865 of 6,776 films
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Twelve O'Clock High (1949, directed by Henry King) has a TOPICAL score of 67.8 - ranked 865 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on awards and historical impact, and lowest on legacy & cult status. It won 3 awards from 5 nominations, including the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. Critics: 96% on Rotten Tomatoes · 8.4/10 critics' average. Audiences: TMDB 7.2/10 (167 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 33 languages, and the Library of Congress chose it for the National Film Registry.
Why this score
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- Critics96% on Rotten Tomatoes · 8.4/10 critics' average
- AudienceTMDB 7.2/10 (167 ratings)
- Awards3 wins, 5 nominations - incl. Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor; Academy Award for Best Sound; National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 33 languages · National Film Registry
- Still read13,951 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Gregory Peck (actor #64), Hugh Marlowe (actor #1,123), Gary Merrill, Millard Mitchell (actor #954)
“The Times picked Twelve O'Clock High as one of the 10 Best Films of 1949 and, in later years, it rated the film as one of the "Best 1000" of all time.”
Wikipedia · read the article - AI legacy read: 8/10