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The Sound Barrier

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The Sound Barrier

Directed by David Lean

★ 6.561 ratings
DramaRomanceWar

Overview

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.

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Cast

Ralph RichardsonJohn Ridgefield
Ann ToddSusan Garthwaite
Nigel PatrickTony Garthwaite
John JustinPhilip Peel
Dinah SheridanJess Peel
Joseph TomeltyWill
Denholm ElliottChristopher Ridgefield
Jack Allen'Windy'
Ralph MichaelFletcher
Leslie PhillipsController