Introduction

12 O’Clock High is an American military drama television series set in World War II.

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It was originally broadcast on ABC-TV for two-and-one-half TV seasons from September 1964 through January 1967 and was based on the 1949 film of the same name.

A goofy bombardier Lt. who always hits his mark joins Gen. Savage’s crew and finds out the hard way, that real people are killed when bombs drop.

Outline

A pilot’s worst nightmare – buried underground with no guarantee of ever seeing the open sky again. Gen. Savage and a group of Londoners are trapped in a cellar during an air raid, while the only man who knows they are there is wounded and incoherent. Savage has to deal with an elderly widow facing true fear for the first time, a young coal miner with a phobia about being buried alive, a charlatan confronted by the lies behind his life, and a girl about to become an unwed mother. Oh, and there is one other occupant of this hell under earth – an unexploded, ticking…

Twelve O’Clock High Series

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Production & Filming Details

• Creator(s): Sy Bartlett and Beirne Lay Jr.
• Producer(s): Quinn Martin, Frank Glicksman, and William D. Gordon.
• Music: Dominic Frontiere.
• Production: 20th Century Fox Television.
• Distributor(s): 20th Century Fox Television.
• Release Date: 05 March 1965.
• Running Time: 50-51 minutes.
• Country: US.
• Language: English.