- Wheels down. - Wheels down. - Flaps down. - Flaps down. - Hook down. - Hook down. - All down, sir. Clear deck. - Clear deck. Clear deck. Land aircraft.

Description: Set during the Korean War, a Navy fighter pilot must come to terms with with his own ambivalence towards the war and the fear of having to bomb a set of highly defended bridges. The ending of this grim war drama is all tension.

Cast:
Lt. Harry Brubaker: William Holden
Nancy Brubaker: Grace Kelly
Rear Adm. George Tarrant: Fredric March
Mike Forney: Mickey Rooney
Beer Barrel: Robert Strauss
Cmdr. Wayne Lee: Charles McGraw
Kimiko: Keiko Awaji
Nestor Gamidge: Earl Holliman
Lt. (j.g.) Olds: Richard Shannon
Capt. Evans: Willis Bouchey
Pilot: Roger Pace
Enlisted Man: Corey Allen
Pilot in Meeting: Leon Alton
Spotter: Paul Raymond
Cathy Brubaker: Nadine Ashdown
Marine Orderly: Ray Boyle
Susie Brubaker: Cheryl Callaway
Assistant L.S.O.: James Connell
Talker: Jim Cronin
Chief Petty Officer Second Class: Gene Hardy
Officer of the Day: James Hyland
Assistant C.I.C. Officer: James Jenkins
Bartender: Robert Kino
Capt. Parker: Paul Kruger
Military Police Sergeant: Bob Templeton
Officer Seated at Club: Lee Miller
Bellhop: Rollin Moriyama
C.I.C. Officer: Gene Reynolds
Quartermaster: Jack Roberts
Flight Surgeon: Robert A. Sherry
Japanese Father: Teru Shimada
Military Police Major: Charles Tannen
Air Intelligence Officer: Dennis Weaver

Written by: Valentine Davies, James A. Michener

Director: Mark Robson

Production: Perlberg-Seaton Productions, Paramount Pictures

Release date: 01 Dec 1954

Box Office: $4,700,000