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Director:
David Lean
Writer:
Terence Rattigan (writer)
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Release Date:
21 December 1952 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama more
Tagline:
Jet Packed Excitement! Jet Packed Danger! Jet Packed Romance! The Greatest Adventure Story of Our Time! more
Plot:
Fictionalized story of British aerospace engineers solving the problem of supersonic flight. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
Won Oscar. Another 7 wins & 3 nominations more
User Comments:
A great movie - very understated but captures the era well more (12 total)

Cast

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Ralph Richardson ... John Ridgefield
Ann Todd ... Susan Garthwaite
Nigel Patrick ... Tony Garthwaite
John Justin ... Philip Peel

Dinah Sheridan ... Jess Peel
Joseph Tomelty ... Will Sparks
Denholm Elliott ... Christopher Ridgefield
Jack Allen ... Windy Williams
Ralph Michael ... Fletcher
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Breaking Through the Sound Barrier (USA) (promotional title)
Breaking the Sound Barrier (USA)
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Runtime:
UK:118 min | USA:109 min
Country:
UK
Language:
English
Color:
Black and White
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
UK:U (original rating) | Finland:S | Sweden:Btl
Filming Locations:
Chilbolton Aerodrome, Nether Wallop, Hampshire, England, UK more
Company:
London Film Productions more

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Trivia:
The BAFTA awards associated with "Sound Barrier" were made at a ceremony prior to a showing of "The Titfield Thunderbolt" at the Leicester Square Theatre on March 5th 1953. Mr Michael Redgrave presented the awards. more

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8 out of 9 people found the following comment useful.
A great movie - very understated but captures the era well, 17 January 2001
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Author: davep-15 from Hereford, England

The movie really does capture a sense of time and the tremendous bravery of those involved in the breaking of the sound barrier.The cast is excellent and as usual Denholm Elliot steals every scene he's involved in. I feel this film is under-rated and is typical of much of the good work of British Cinema in the 50's

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