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The Net (1953)
Directed by Anthony Asquith
“FASTER THAN SOUND come the sensational thrills in this modern epic of the air!”
Science Fiction, Mystery · 1h 26m
A secret jet aircraft capable of traveling three times the speed of sound is being developed by a group of scientists. On the day of the test flight, one of the scientists dies in a mysterious accident, and there are many arguments concerning the flight itself; some think it should be ground-controlled while Heathley (James Donald) wants it to be a manned flight with himself at the controls. Conflict also arises when one of his fellow scientists, taking advantage of Heathley's lack of attention toward his wife, Lydia (Phyllis Calvert), makes some moves on her. Then there is the question of just who is the enemy agent on the project.
Cast
James Donald
Michael Heathley
Phyllis Calvert
Lydia Heathley
Noel Willman
Dr. Dennis Bord
Herbert Lom
Dr. Alex Leon
Robert Beatty
Maj. Sam Seagram
Patric Doonan
Brian Jackson
Walter Fitzgerald
Sir Charles Craddock
Muriel Pavlow
Caroline Cartier
Maurice Denham
Prof. Carrington
Marjorie Fielding
Michael's Mother
Herbert Lomas
George Jackson
Crew
- Director
- Anthony Asquith
- Screenplay
- William Fairchild
- Writer
- John Pudney
- Director of Photography
- Desmond Dickinson
- Original Music Composer
- Benjamin Frankel
- Editor
- Frederick Wilson
- Producer
- Antony Darnborough
Details
- Release date
- 1953-02-09
- Runtime
- 1h 26m
- Genres
- Science Fiction, Mystery
- Original language
- EN
- Spoken languages
- English
- Countries
- United Kingdom
- Production
- Two Cities Films, J. Arthur Rank Organisation