X-15 (1961)
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This oddly technical drama about three test pilots for the X-15 devotes a great deal of time to scientific explanations and militarese, leaving slightly less time to examine the personal lives and motivations of the three pilots. The head honcho among the pilots is Lt. Col. Lee Brandon (Charles… More This oddly technical drama about three test pilots for the X-15 devotes a great deal of time to scientific explanations and militarese, leaving slightly less time to examine the personal lives and motivations of the three pilots. The head honcho among the pilots is Lt. Col. Lee Brandon (Charles Bronson in a good performance), and Mary Tyler Moore makes her first feature-length film appearance as one of the Air Force wives who are in the background of their husbands' careers. Narrated by James Stewart, this drama was released just when the X-15 aircraft was breaking flight records. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, Rovi
- Directed By
- Richard Donner
- Genres
- Drama, Action & Adventure, Classics
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Dec 22, 1961 Wide
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Cast
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David McLean
as Matt Powell
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Charles Bronson
as Lt. Col. Lee Brandon
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Ralph Taeger
as Maj. Ernest Wilde
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Brad Dexter
as Maj. Anthony Rinaldi
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Kenneth Tobey
as Col. Craig Brewster
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James Gregory
as Torn Deparma
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Mary Tyler Moore
as Pamela Stewart
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Patricia Owens
as Margaret Brandon
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Lisabeth Hush
as Diane Wilde
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Stanley Livingston
as Mike Brandon
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Lauren Gilbert
as Col. Jessup
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Phil Dean
as Maj. McCully
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Chuck Stanford
as Lt. Cmdr. Joe Lacrosse
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Patty McDonald
as Susan Brandon
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Robert Dornan
as Test Engineer
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Frank Watkins
as Security Policeman
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Darlene Hendricks
as Nurse
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James Stewart
as Narrator
- Jerry Lawrence
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Pat Renella
as Engineers
- Lee Giroux
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Richard Norris
as Operator
