The Sound Barrier

6.5(57)19521h 57m

DramaRomanceWar

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.

Director

David Lean

Budget

$0.3M

Revenue

$0.2M

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Cast

Ralph Richardson

John Ridgefield

Ann Todd

Susan Garthwaite

Nigel Patrick

Tony Garthwaite

John Justin

Philip Peel

Dinah Sheridan

Jess Peel

Joseph Tomelty

Will

Denholm Elliott

Christopher Ridgefield

Jack Allen

'Windy'

Ralph Michael

Fletcher

Leslie Phillips

Controller

Donald Harron

ATA officer

Vincent Holman

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1 review

Geronimo1967

9mo ago

6.0

“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 ...