Ann Todd, Denholm Elliott, Donald Harron, Jack Allen, Nigel Patrick ...( see more  see more... ) , Ralph Richardson

Tony, successful fighter pilot during World War II marries into the family of a wealthy oil magnate who also designs airplanes. The movie traces the company's attempt to break the sound barrier, as we...( read more  read more... )ll as tensions between father and daughter. There is lots of footage of early 50s jet aviation in Great Britain as well as shots of the comet airliner, world's first jet passenger plane.

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Unrated, 118 min.

Directed by: David Lean

Release Date: July 22, 1952

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DVD Release Date: May 27, 2008

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  • September 10, 2008
    want to see this because it won best foreign film with the NBR, best picture with the BAFTA and best British film from BAFTA

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