SimilarScreen
The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell

The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell

He defied the army and navy . . . and they gave him a Court Martial!

19556.81h 40m

Overview

A dramatization of the American general and his court martial for publically complaining about High Command's dismissal and neglect of the aerial fighting forces.

Directed by Otto Preminger
Written by Emmet Lavery, Milton Sperling
Produced by Milton Sperling
Box Office0Revenue: $3.0M

Top Cast

Gary Cooper

Gary Cooper

Col. Billy Mitchell

Charles Bickford

Charles Bickford

Gen. Jimmy Guthrie

Ralph Bellamy

Ralph Bellamy

Congressman Frank R. Reid

Rod Steiger

Rod Steiger

Maj. Allan Guillion

Elizabeth Montgomery

Elizabeth Montgomery

Margaret Lansdowne

Fred Clark

Fred Clark

Col. Moreland

James Daly

James Daly

Lt. Col. Herbert White

Jack Lord

Jack Lord

Lt. Cmdr. Zachary 'Zack' Lansdowne

Peter Graves

Peter Graves

Capt. Bob Elliott

Darren McGavin

Darren McGavin

Capt. Russ Peters

About The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell

The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell is a drama, war film released in 1955. Directed by Otto Preminger, it stars Gary Cooper, Charles Bickford, Ralph Bellamy. A dramatization of the American general and his court martial for publically complaining about High Command's dismissal and neglect of the aerial fighting forces.

Movies Similar to The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell

Discover titles like The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell — ranked by similarity and community votes

We found 15 movies similar to The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell

If you enjoyed The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell, you'll love these handpicked recommendations. Each title below shares similar themes, tone, and storytelling style. Our algorithm analyzes genres, keywords, director filmography, and cast connections to find the closest matches. Whether you're looking for the same emotional depth, narrative structure, or visual style, these picks are curated to deliver the best viewing experience for fans of The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell.

Exodus
30% Match

Exodus(1960)

Movie6.7/10

Ari Ben Canaan, a passionate member of the Jewish paramilitary group Haganah, attempts to transport 600 Jewish refugees on a dangerous voyage from Cyprus to Palestine on a ship named the Exodus. He faces obstruction from British forces, who will not grant the ship passage to its destination.

Attack
21% Match

Attack(1956)

Movie6.8/10

Battle of the Bulge, World War II, 1944. Lieutenant Costa, an infantry company officer who must establish artillery observation posts in a strategic area, has serious doubts about Captain Cooney's leadership ability.

633 Squadron
20% Match

When Norwegian resistance leader Lieutenant Erik Bergman reports the location of a German V-2 rocket fuel plant, the Royal Air Force's 633 Squadron is assigned the mission to destroy it. The plant is in a seemingly-impregnable location beneath an overhanging cliff at the end of a long, narrow fjord lined with anti-aircraft guns. The only way to destroy the plant is by collapsing the cliff on top of it.

Story of G.I. Joe
20% Match

War correspondent Ernie Pyle joins Company C, 18th Infantry as this American army unit fights its way across North Africa in World War II. He comes to know the soldiers and finds much human interest material for his readers back in the States. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with The Film Foundation in 2000.

The War
17% Match

The War(1994)

Movie6.6/10

The son of a Vietnam War Veteran must deal with neighborhood bullies as well as his dad's post-traumatic stress disorder while growing up in the deep south in the 1970's.

Waiting for Anya
17% Match

During the harrows of WWII, Jo, a young shepherd along with the help of the widow Horcada, helps to smuggle Jewish children across the border from southern France into Spain.

Mister Roberts
16% Match

Mr. Roberts is a Navy officer who's yearning for battle but is stuck in the backwaters of World War II on a non-commissioned ship run by the bullying Captain Morton.

Taking Sides
15% Match

One of the most spectacular and renowned conductors of the 1930s, Wilhelm Furtwangler's reputation rivaled that of Toscanini's. After the war, he was investigated as part of the Allies' de-Nazification programme. In the bombed-out Berlin of the immediate post-war period, the Allies slowly bring law and order to bear on an occupied Germany. An American major is given the Furtwangler file, and is told to find everything he can and to prosecute the man ruthlessly. Tough and hard-nosed, Major Steve Arnold sets out to investigate a world of which he knows nothing.

The Last Rifleman
15% Match

A WWII veteran escapes his care home in Northern Ireland and embarks on an arduous but inspirational journey to France to attend the 75th anniversary of the D-Day landings, finding the courage to face the ghosts of his past.

Dear John
15% Match

Dear John(2010)

Movie6.8/10

While Sergeant John Tyree is home on two weeks leave from Germany, he meets Savannah after he dives into the ocean to retrieve Savannah's purse that had fallen off a pier. John eventually falls in love with Savannah, who promises to write to him until he returns from overseas.

Private Peaceful
15% Match

Set in the fields of Devon and the WW1 battlefields of Flanders, two brothers fall for the same girl while contending with the pressures of their feudal family life, the war, and the price of courage and cowardice.

Return to Peyton Place
13% Match

Residents of the small town of Peyton Place aren't pleased when they realize they're the characters in local writer Allison MacKenzie's controversial first novel. A sequel to the hit 1957 film.

The Scarlet and the Black
13% Match

Fr. Hugh O'Flaherty is a Vatican official in 1943-45 who has been hiding downed pilots, escaped prisoners of war, and Italian resistance families. His activities become so large that the Nazis decide to assassinate him the next time he leaves the Vatican.