A Gathering of Eagles

Jun 21, 1963

1h 55m

★ 5.7

The Red Phone... His Mistress... Her Rival... Hurling Him to the Edge of Space... Freezing Her Love on the Edge of Time!

Overview

A B-52 commander must prepare his men to pass a grueling inspection.

Genres

Drama

Romance

Production Companies

Universal International Pictures

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Cast

Col. Jim Caldwell

Rock Hudson

Col. Hollis Farr

Rod Taylor

Victoria Caldwell

Mary Peach

Col. Bill Fowler

Barry Sullivan

Gen. 'Happy Jack' Kirby

Kevin McCarthy

Col. Joe Garcia

Henry Silva

Mrs. Evelyn Fowler

Leora Dana

Sgt. Banning

Robert Lansing

Col. Ralph Josten

Richard Anderson

Sergeant Kemler

Richard LePore

Robert Bray

Jim Bannon

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6.6

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7.4

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6.5

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7.8

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6.7

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7.3

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6.8

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5.9

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6.7

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6.5

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5.8

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6.7

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6.9

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5.0

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5.5

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