A Gathering of Eagles (1963)
Overview
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.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 7.209 |
Directed By
Delbert Mann
Crew
Delbert Mann
Sy Bartlett
Sy Bartlett
Russell Harlan
Russell F. Schoengarth
Henry Bumstead
Robert D. Webb
Waldon O. Watson
Ray Fernstrom
Norman Stuart
Alexander Golitzen
Joe Lapis
Robert Priestley
Ernest B. Wehmeyer
Edward Muhl
Irene
Joseph Gershenson
Larry Germain
Bud Westmore
Jerry Goldsmith
Joseph C. Behm
Robert Pirosh
Bill Neff
Julius Rosenkrantz
Rollie Lane
TOP CAST
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
Sergeant Kemler
Louise Fletcher
Mrs. Kemler
Leif Erickson
Gen. Hewitt
Brandon De Wilde
Bill Fowler Jr (uncredited)
Steve Welles
Airman (uncredited)
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