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Test pilot John Mitchell (Jack Hawkins) knows that in order to buy his wife, Mary (Elizabeth Sellars), the house of her dreams, he must restore the reputation of his flagging aircraft manufacturing company. At the urging of company owner Reginald Conway (Walter Fitzgerald), John and his crew agree to pilot a prototype airplane. But when things go terribly wrong with one of the plane's engines, John must decide between parachuting to safety and trying to successfully land the plane.
Original Release
01/08/1957
US Release
07/12/1957
Cast
Name | Character |
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Jack Hawkins | John Mitchell |
Elizabeth Sellars | Mary Mitchell |
Jeremy Bodkin | Nicholas Mitchell |
Gerard Lohan | Philip Mitchell |
Walter Fitzgerald | Reginald Conway / Conway |
John Stratton | Peter Hook |
Eddie Byrne | Ashmore |
Victor Maddern | Joe Biggs |
Lionel Jeffries | Keith |
Donald Pleasence | Crabtree |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Jack Hawkins | John Mitchell |
Elizabeth Sellars | Mary Mitchell |
Jeremy Bodkin | Nicholas Mitchell |
Gerard Lohan | Philip Mitchell |
Walter Fitzgerald | Reginald Conway / Conway |
John Stratton | Peter Hook |
Eddie Byrne | Ashmore |
Victor Maddern | Joe Biggs |
Lionel Jeffries | Keith |
Donald Pleasence | Crabtree |
Catherine Lacey | |
Megs Jenkins | Mrs. Snowden |
Ernest Clark | Maine |
Raymond Francis | Jenkins |
Russell Waters | Sim |
Howard Marion-Crawford | Ingrams |
Esme Easterbrook | Launderette Assistant |
Ann Johnson | Cyclist |
Anne Dobson | Cyclist |
Janet Davis | Cyclist |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Michael Balcon | Producer |
Seth Holt | Producer |