The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell

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The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell is a 1955 American biographical drama film depicting the controversial trial of U.S. Army Air Service officer Billy Mitchell for his outspoken criticism of military leadership.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf film
basedOn court-martial of Billy Mitchell
life of Billy Mitchell
cinematography Sam Leavitt
countryOfOrigin United States
depicts United States Army Air Service
court-martial
interwar period U.S. military
military justice
director Otto Preminger
distributedIn theatrical release
distributor Warner Bros.
editedBy Louis R. Loeffler
linked to: Louis Loeffler
era Cold War cinema
filmFormat 35 mm
genre biographical film
drama film
war film
hasColor color
hasTitleCharacter Billy Mitchell
leadCharacter Billy Mitchell
mainSubject Billy Mitchell
musicBy Dimitri Tiomkin
narrativeFocus court-martial proceedings of Billy Mitchell
originalLanguage English
portrays criticism of U.S. military leadership
development of air power
freedom of speech in the military
producer Otto Preminger
productionCompany Warner Bros.
publicationYear 1955
releaseDate 1955-12-22
runtimeMinutes 100
screenwriter Emmett Lavery
linked to: Emmet Lavery

Milton Sperling
setInPlace United States
Washington, D.C.
setInTime 1920s
starring Charles Bickford
Elizabeth Montgomery
Fred Clark
Gary Cooper
Jack Lord
Ralph Bellamy
Rod Steiger

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Emmet Lavery notableWork The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell
The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell basedOn court-martial of Billy Mitchell
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