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Breaking the Sound Barrier
(1952)
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Ralph Richardson | ... |
John Ridgefield
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Ann Todd | ... |
Susan Garthwaite
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Nigel Patrick | ... |
Tony Garthwaite
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John Justin | ... |
Philip Peel
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Jess Peel
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Joseph Tomelty | ... |
Will Sparks
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Denholm Elliott | ... |
Christopher Ridgefield
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Jack Allen | ... |
Windy Williams
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Ralph Michael | ... |
Fletcher
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Storyline
Tony successful fighter pilot during World War II marries into the family of a wealthy oil magnate who also designs airplanes. the movie traces the company's attempt to break the sound barrier, as well as tensions between father and daughter. Lots of footage of early 50s jet aviation in Great Britain as well as shots of the comet airliner, world's first jet passenger plane Written by Henry Brugsch <henry@g0gku.demon.co.uk>
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Country:
UKLanguage:
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(USA) See more »Also Known As:
Breaking Through the Sound Barrier See more »Box Office
Budget:
£250,000 (estimated)Company Credits
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Runtime:
UK: | USA:Sound Mix:
MonoColor:
Black and WhiteAspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1
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There are major aviation errors in this movie. The movie shows the Comet jetliner in testing before it went operational. By the time the Comet first flew the breaking of the sound barrier was already several years in the past whereas, in the movie, it hasn't been done yet. The movie also implies that the Vampire jet that is flown from England to Egypt made the flight nonstop. The Vampire would have needed at least one refueling stop, and probably two if flying anywhere near its maximum speed. See more »Goofs
Plot holes: When Sue tells her husband she is pregnant, she tells him the baby is due around Christmas. But when the child is born, the weather is warm and sunny, suggesting the child is anything but a December baby. See more »Crazy Credits
In the opening credits, immediately after the human actors, are listed four British aircraft: The de Havilland Comet, the Vickers-Supermarine Attacker, the de Havilland Vampire, and the Vickers-Supermarine Swift. See more »
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