High Flight

19571957
ApprovedApproved
1h 42m

The Commanding Officer of an RAF Training School must deal with a difficult cadet, but the cadet reminds the C.O. of himself when young.The Commanding Officer of an RAF Training School must deal with a difficult cadet, but the cadet reminds the C.O. of himself when young.The Commanding Officer of an RAF Training School must deal with a difficult cadet, but the cadet reminds the C.O. of himself when young.

5.6/10

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Director
- John Gilling
Writers
- Joseph Landon(screenplay)
- Ken Hughes(screenplay)
- John Gilling(additional dialogue)
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Director
- John Gilling
Writers
- Joseph Landon(screenplay)
- Ken Hughes(screenplay)
- John Gilling(additional dialogue)
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The Commanding Officer of an RAF Training School must deal with a difficult cadet, but the cadet reminds the C.O. of himself when young.

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Taglines
- The wide sky its stage...the whole range of human emotions its back-drop...in the super-charged drama of the men who fly today's top-secret jets !
Genres
- Drama
- War
Certificate
- Approved
Parents guide
- Add content advisory

Trivia
The squadron seen as the aerobatics team is 43 Squadron. The airbase which poses as R.A.F. Wunsdorf in West Germany is in fact R.A.F. Leuchars in Fife, home base of 43 Squadron.

Goofs
When they fly over Lincoln cathedral it's actually Liverpool's Anglican cathedral.

Quotes
Roger Endicott: Good morning sir!
Wing Commander Rudge: Endicott - it's a salute I want from you, not a weather report.

Alternate versions
TCM print is shown in a version which is 86 min., color and panned and scanned and not the Cinemascope original

Soundtracks
'High Flight' March
Composed by Eric Coates

Top review

7/10

Kaye 129

I was, in fact, at RAF College Cranwell in the early sixties as a cadet and yes, we all saw the film. Your points about Tony Newley are, if I can remember back that far, correct and it was meant to be taking place at the College although I believe much of the filming went on at a Norfolk or Suffolk fighter base such as Middle St George or Waterbeach. Initial flying training was done on Piston Provosts then going onto Vampires or Meteors dependent a lot on height (if long legged it was hard clearing the cockpit if ejecting in Vamps). We did our training on Jet Provosts 3 and 4's as the syllabus changed from being flying intensive to academic intensive. Kenneth Haigh was also in it. Wouldn't mind seeing it again either.

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