Hellen I like the storyline of this show,it attract me so much

BoardChiri Bad Acting and worse Bad Screenplay

Beanbioca As Good As It Gets

Jakoba True to its essence, the characters remain on the same line and manage to entertain the viewer, each highlighting their own distinctive qualities or touches.

mmallon4 Command Decision is my favourite film in the wasteland of mediocrity that is Clark Gable's post war career; a period which only had a few highlights. The opening stock footage is the only action seen in the film as Command Decision is a movie consisting of wordy drama; quality actors delivering quality performances.Gable himself was a bombardier during the war and spearheaded the production of Command Decision thus it must have been something he had real passion for. The role of Brig. Gen. K.C. "Casey" Dennis is not cocky Gable as he often portrayed, nor does he have a leading lady to play off. Dennis is a man under strain which you can clearly see on his face; in order to fight Nazis he must first fight his superiors, politicians as well as dealing with the press and even attending to matters such as farmers complaining about early morning take offs frightening their cows ("When did I ever get the impression this war was against the axis?"). Above all he is a man with life and death on his hands and even the outcome of the war. He may not see the battlefield but he still has an unpleasant job to do. Walter Pidgeon however gives my favourite performance in the film as Major General Kane with his monologue in which he speaks off how the US Air Force struggled for years in an effort to get it equipped and running is the highlight of the movie. It is four minutes long, there are no cuts with actors interacting with Pidgeon along the way while he moves around the room with the camera following him; hair raising acting.Van Johnson gives the film its comic relief to contrast the serious, downbeat nature of the film. As Sgt. Evans he rarely takes himself totally seriously from his wisecracks to sitting at Dennis' desk when he's not around. Johnson was often case in military roles and it's not hard to see why; he was a boy next door with the essence of an eager young patriot. However Evans' inability to take himself seriously could show a cynical side to his character as someone who doesn't have much faith in the war machine; in fact the one scene in which he does act in a more serious manner is the moment in which he praises Dennis and shakes his hand after Dennis lambasts Edward Arnold's congressman who criticises him for recklessly causing heavy loss of life. Command Decision is a movie which covers a lot making it one worth viewing more than once in order to take it all in. Giving the film the benefit of the doubt in its accuracy, it's an educational experience. Compared to a film like The Dawn Patrol (original and its remake) there is a world of difference in flight commanding between the world wars; much more high tech, bureaucratic and on a larger, industrial like scale.Like the flight commander in The Dawn Patrol, Dennis gets hounded for the decisions he makes which leads to the message I ultimately take from Command Decision. Dennis' decisions are causing a heavy loss of life of US airmen but the success of these missions to destroy the Nazi's secret weapon in Schweinhaven (not a real place) could change the outcome of the war and save a greater number of lives in the long term. You can't afford to appear virtuous and care only for the immediate loss of life in order to get results. However as Kane knows, without a good publicity and political support there not be much of an air force and how do you do that is your actions appear reckless to the laymen; a real catch-22.

David Ahlstrom Command Decision is a superb WW2 film. It is about the plans to attack Germany's jet fighter factories in the early stage of the attempt of the US and British airforces to take the war to Germany and build air superiority over at least portions of Europe. The explanations of both theater-level and grand strategies are the finest I have ever seen in the movies (especially by the film's generals, very ably portrayed by Clark Gable, Walter Pigeon, and Brian Donlevy). The conflict between the strategic imperatives and the operational realities and are also very well examined. Even the importance of legitimacy-building with the press and the government are there. A brilliantly written and acted film and an excellent teaching tool also for both WW2 and strategy in general.

robert-mulqueen I watched "Command Decision" last night on TCM. It's the first time I've seen this film in over twenty years...perhaps longer. What struck me throughout this movie is the script. Some have complained that "Command Decision" was "too much like a stage play". Yes, it was adapted on Broadway from the stage play adaptation of a novel. The Broadway production ran for a year. Nonetheless, this film's attraction is both good work by the cast of A list Hollywood actors and, equally, a well written script which was intelligent and believable. In at least two instances, there are lengthy monologues -- one by Walter Pidgeon and one by Clark Gable -- which were book ended by rapid fire questions, responses, or comments. The script is outstanding.

greenforest56 My uncle was a 19 year old bombardier in 1943 flying B-17s in the 8th AF. He was shot down over Kastle bombing the factory that made FW 190s. He was shot down on the 2nd bomb run over the target, the first was scrubbed because a smoke screen shrouded the target. The air commander ordered an abort and a 2nd go around. This was considered suicidal because now the AA gunners would have the planes zeroed in. My uncle was shot down on the 2nd run. It was his 24th mission. One more and he would have gone home.So this movie was very striking to me. Not just an old history film. A 'command decision' got my uncle shot down, but it was the right decision. They were there to win the war and that was how you did it.As a film, this movie is excellent, Gable is great and the rest of the cast is very good. The insertion of stock footage was smoothly done and kept the film from being a studio stage play. Altogether a good film worth watching.