The British launch the world's first orbital vehicle. Their military sends a super-bomb along, which goes wrong and threatens the crew and a stowaway.The British launch the world's first orbital vehicle. Their military sends a super-bomb along, which goes wrong and threatens the crew and a stowaway.The British launch the world's first orbital vehicle. Their military sends a super-bomb along, which goes wrong and threatens the crew and a stowaway.
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Did you know
- TriviaThe delta wing aircraft in the opening minutes of this movie was the long-range British heavy bomber the Vulcan. It was in use from 1952-1984 and saw service in the Falkland war.
- GoofsIn the opening sequence of the jet flying, it is obviously different from the one that is taxiing after landing. The jet on the ground is painted brown and black under the nose, while the one previously flying was entirely white.
- Quotes
Kim Hamilton: Well, what if the STARDUST blows up, as she probably will?
Cmdr. Michael Haydon: Well, then we'll know... at least the designers will know... that the fuel or the design wasn't perfect.
Kim Hamilton: Some people find it impossible to be quite so impersonal, Commander. If I may be personal, I'm glad I'm not your wife.
Cmdr. Michael Haydon: And if I may be personal, so am I.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Aweful Movies with Deadly Earnest: Satellite in the Sky (1966)
It is no wonder really. Despite good production values, a good budget, some interesting art direction and a serious attitude taken by the films makers, SATELLITE IN THE SKY is mostly too talky and static to interest most mainstream movie viewers. The film is overall not bad, but it fails to generate little more than mild interest and at best moderate enthusiasm.
Note: When this film first came out, several reviewers remarked favorably about the films color process and use of cinemascope. I missed this film when it used turn up occasionally on late night T.V. back in seventies. I only recently saw this film for the first time on video, and wouldn't you know it, all video copies are in black and white and in incorrect aspect ratio!! I would really would like to see a color and letter boxed video version.
- youroldpaljim
- Jun 8, 2002
Details
- Runtime1 hour 25 minutes
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1