A Gathering of Eagles

     

A Gathering of Eagles1963

Genre: Drama, Romance, War
A Gathering of Eagles is a 1963 Eastmancolor film about the U.S. Air Force during the Cold War and the pressures of command. The plot is patterned after the World War II film Twelve O'Clock High, which producer-screenwriter Sy Bartlett also wrote, w… more »


Gen. 'Happy Jack' Kirby:
Col. Farr, you're aware of the peacetime regulation against sending up an aircraft without full power?

Col. Hollis Farr:
Yes, sir.

Col. Jim Caldwell:
Sir, we're simulating wartime conditions. I would have made the same decision.

Gen. 'Happy Jack' Kirby:
[scratches one cheek, then the other] So would I. And I'm not going to score it as an abort.

[cracks a smile and exits]

Col. Hollis Farr:
We're in.

Col. Jim Caldwell:
He didn't even mention the bombing scores.

Col. Hollis Farr:
Oh, I'll guarantee you they're great. Listen, he smiled at you. When 'Happy Jack' smiles at a wing commander, that's like giving him the Airman Of The Year Award.

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