Academy Awards, USA 1953
| Winner Oscar | Best Sound, Recording |
| Nominee Oscar | Best Writing, Story and Screenplay Terence Rattigan |
British Lion (UK)
Directed by David Lean
My rating: 2 stars out of 4
IMDb Wikipedia
(DVD, Lionsgate)
A British pilot marries the daughter of a wealthy owner of an aviation company secretly working on a new jet airplane. After the war, he becomes a test pilot for the company. Together with his wife's brother, they perform dangerous tests intended to break the sound barrier. Both are eventually killed, leaving his wife to wonder if her father cared about them at all. She moves in with her husband's friend and wife, also a test pilot, who eventually succeeds in breaking the speed of sound. She reconciles with her father. Tedious near-documentary will test anyone's endurance. Misfire from the usually reliable director Lean.
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