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22/07/1952 Drama, Romance, War 1h 57m
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Overview

A young RAF pilot tests his father-in-law’s prototype supersonic aircraft to the limit, at a time of intense development in the field of aviation, just as commercial jet airliners are about to enter service.

  1. David Lean

    Director

  2. Terence Rattigan

    Writer

Top billed cast

  1. Ralph Richardson

    John Ridgefield

  2. Ann Todd

    Susan Garthwaite

  3. Nigel Patrick

    Tony Garthwaite

  4. John Justin

    Philip Peel

  5. Dinah Sheridan

    Jess Peel

  6. Joseph Tomelty

    Will

  7. Denholm Elliott

    Christopher Ridgefield

  8. Jack Allen

    'Windy'

  9. Ralph Michael

    Fletcher

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf
Written by CinemaSerf on 2025-06-19
“JR” (Sir Ralph Richardson) is a magnate determined to develop an aircraft that can break the speed of sound. This is no mean feat, and with the man becoming all but obsessed with this breakthrough, he engages “Tony” (Nigel Patrick) who just happens to be married to his daughter “Susan” (Ann Todd) to follow in the footsteps of his predecessor, quite literally, “Chris” (Denholm Elliott). What this film does manage is to generate quite a sense of the perilous jeopardy facing these pilots as they pushed their embryonic technology harder and harder, almost feeling their way forward...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$275,000.00

Revenue
$235,000.00

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