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Cone of Silence is a 1960 British drama film directed by Charles Frend and starring Michael Craig, Peter Cushing, George Sanders, and Bernard Lee. The film is about the investigation into a series of crashes involving the fictional 'Atlas Aviation Phoenix' jetliner. Cone of Silence is loosely based on the 1952 crash in Rome and investigations into the structural integrity of the de Havilland Comet. The film was based on David Beaty's novel, Cone of Silence (1959), later renamed Trouble in the Sky, the title of the film as released in the United States.
Original Release
05/22/1960
US Release
03/29/1961
Cast
Name | Character |
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Michael Craig | Capt. Dallas / Capt. Hugh Dallas |
Peter Cushing | Capt. Judd / Capt. Clive Judd |
Bernard Lee | Capt. Gort / Capt. George Gort |
Elizabeth Seal | Charlotte Gort |
George Sanders | Sir Arnold Hobbes |
André Morell | Capt. Manningham / Capt. Edward Manningham |
Gordon Jackson | Capt. Bateson / Capt. Jock Bateson |
Charles 'Bud' Tingwell | Capt. Braddock |
Noel Willman | Nigel Pickering |
Delphi Lawrence | Joyce Mitchell |
Directors
Writers
Robert Westerby, Jeffrey Dell, David Beaty
Cast
Name | Character |
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Michael Craig | Capt. Dallas / Capt. Hugh Dallas |
Peter Cushing | Capt. Judd / Capt. Clive Judd |
Bernard Lee | Capt. Gort / Capt. George Gort |
Elizabeth Seal | Charlotte Gort |
George Sanders | Sir Arnold Hobbes |
André Morell | Capt. Manningham / Capt. Edward Manningham |
Gordon Jackson | Capt. Bateson / Capt. Jock Bateson |
Charles 'Bud' Tingwell | Capt. Braddock |
Noel Willman | Nigel Pickering |
Delphi Lawrence | Joyce Mitchell |
Marne Maitland | Mr. Robinson |
William Abney | First Officer |
Jack Hedley | First Officer |
Simon Lack | Navigator |
Hedger Wallace | Navigator |
Charles Mylne | Steward |
Howard Pays | Steward |
Ballard Berkeley | Commissioner |
Charles Lloyd Pack | Commissioner |
Homi Bode | Controller |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Aubrey Baring | Producer |