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The Sound Barrier (1952)
Directed by David Lean
Drama, Romance, War · 1h 57m
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
V
Vincent Holman
Factor
Crew
- Director
- David Lean
- Writer
- Terence Rattigan
- Director of Photography
- Jack Hildyard
- Original Music Composer
- Malcolm Arnold
- Editor
- Geoffrey Foot
- Producer
- David Lean
Details
- Release date
- 1952-07-22
- Runtime
- 1h 57m
- Genres
- Drama, Romance, War
- Original language
- EN
- Spoken languages
- English
- Countries
- United Kingdom
- Production
- London Films Productions
- Budget
- $275,000
- Box office
- $235,000