The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell

Otto Preminger put together a real good cast to tell the story of The Court Martial of Billy Mitchell, considered by many to be the spiritual founder of the American Air Force. Gary Cooper was only a few years older... Full review

This movie portrays a riveting historical account that tells the story of a visionary of his era who was wrongfully convicted of speaking his mind and not obeying military policy and procedure of the time. After the movie ended, I... Full review

In 1925 the U.S. Naval Air Force's major new piece of military hardware was a zeppelin that had been built in Germany at the end of the First World War, which was given to the U.S as a reparation, and... Full review

Otto Preminger was perhaps honing his skills as a director, because this film seems to be a dress rehearsal for his greatest achievement, "Anatomy of a Murder", which is a classic of the courtroom drama genre. The movie is interesting... Full review

In the USAF we were taught about Billy Mitchell as being the "Father of the Air Force", and how he sacrificed his career to bring attention to his points.What a good movie. Rod Steiger did steal the scenes, and I... Full review

Few who aren't students of the history of airpower today recognize the name of William "Billy" Mitchell. An early pilot in the U.S. Army's fledgling Air Corps, he served in World War I when no American-produced plane saw action above... Full review

This movie which is supposed to be about Billy Mitchell, an early proponent of air power and of his subsequent court martial for insubordination was entertaining, but as with most Hollywood productions which are made from true stories, was filled... Full review

Too add to the comments already made in this database I would like to point out that viewers seem to forget that the testimony in the film by Major Hap Arnold, Captain Eddie Rickenbaker, Major Karl Spatz and Fiorello LaGuardia... Full review

I cannot improve on or add much to the very fine reviews already on this thred. One aspect of the film I found very interesting and perhaps crucial to its impact: did Colonel (ex-general) Mitchell accomplish what he set out... Full review

'Court-Martial' belongs to that most uncinematic of sub-genres, the courtroom drama, the masterpiece of which, 'Anatomy of a Murder', was also directed by Otto Preminger. The epithet 'genre' is justified in that the courtroom drama has developed its own ritualistic... Full review

The Court Martial of Billy Mitchell: Otto Preminger means different things to different people. To many, he's one of the great émigré directors of the 1940s and 1950s. ... Full Article

Yup, low-key and earnest but slow like molasses. Courtroom drama features Coop as the visionary and much-maligned Billy Mitchell who, in 1925, was placed on secret military trial for accusing the Army of being unprepared for invasion and predicting a... ... Full Article

The picture is a real kick in the shins for the cult of blind military obedience and the lesson which is laid on the line relates to Pearl Harbor. ... Full Article