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.
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
Factor
Douglas Muir
Controller
Crew
David Lean
Director, Producer
Terence Rattigan
Writer
Geoffrey Foot
Editor
Jack Hildyard
Director of Photography
Adrian Pryce-Jones
Assistant Director
Norman Spencer
Associate Producer
Elizabeth Hennings
Costume Supervisor
Ida Mills
Hairstylist
George Partleton
Makeup Artist
John Cox
Sound Director
Winston Ryder
Sound Editor
Bert Ross
Sound Recordist
Malcolm Arnold
Original Music Composer
Vincent Korda
Set Designer
Wally Fairweather
Clapper Loader
John Palmer
Production Manager
Jean Osborne
Publicist
Joseph Bato
Art Direction
John Hawkesworth
Art Direction
Margaret Townsend
Production Secretary
