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Toward the Unknown

  • 19561956
  • ApprovedApproved
  • 1h 55m
IMDb RATING
6.5/10
608
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POPULARITY
31,944
14,823
Toward the Unknown (1956)
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At the dawn of supersonic flight in the 1950s a group of Edwards Air Force Base experimental aircraft test pilots push themselves to the limit.At the dawn of supersonic flight in the 1950s a group of Edwards Air Force Base experimental aircraft test pilots push themselves to the limit.At the dawn of supersonic flight in the 1950s a group of Edwards Air Force Base experimental aircraft test pilots push themselves to the limit.
IMDb RATING
6.5/10
608
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
31,944
14,823
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    • Director
      • Mervyn LeRoy
    • Writer
      • Beirne Lay Jr.
    • Stars
      • William Holden
      • Lloyd Nolan
      • Virginia Leith
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Mervyn LeRoy
    • Writer
      • Beirne Lay Jr.
    • Stars
      • William Holden
      • Lloyd Nolan
      • Virginia Leith
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    • 35User reviews
    • 4Critic reviews
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    William Holden, Charles McGraw, and Lloyd Nolan in Toward the Unknown (1956)
    William Holden and Lloyd Nolan in Toward the Unknown (1956)
    Toward the Unknown (1956)
    Charles McGraw in Toward the Unknown (1956)
    William Holden and Virginia Leith in Toward the Unknown (1956)
    Toward the Unknown (1956)
    Toward the Unknown (1956)
    William Holden, Murray Hamilton, and Lloyd Nolan in Toward the Unknown (1956)
    William Holden, Beirne Lay Jr., Virginia Leith, Mervyn LeRoy, Charles McGraw, and Lloyd Nolan in Toward the Unknown (1956)
    Toward the Unknown (1956)
    Toward the Unknown (1956)
    Toward the Unknown (1956)

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    William Holden
    William Holden
    • Maj. Lincoln Bond
    Lloyd Nolan
    Lloyd Nolan
    • Brig. Gen. Bill Banner
    Virginia Leith
    Virginia Leith
    • Connie Mitchell
    Charles McGraw
    Charles McGraw
    • Col. 'Mickey' McKee
    Murray Hamilton
    Murray Hamilton
    • Maj. Bromo Lee
    Paul Fix
    Paul Fix
    • Lt. Gen. Bryan Shelby
    James Garner
    James Garner
    • Lt. Col. Joe Craven
    L.Q. Jones
    L.Q. Jones
    • 2nd Lt. Sweeney
    Karen Steele
    Karen Steele
    • Polly Craven
    Bartlett Robinson
    Bartlett Robinson
    • Sen. Black
    Malcolm Atterbury
    Malcolm Atterbury
    • Hank - Bell Technical Rep.
    Ralph Moody
    Ralph Moody
    • Harvey Gilbert
    Maura Murphy
    Maura Murphy
    • Sarah McKee
    Carol Kelly
    • Debbie
    Richard H. Cutting
    Richard H. Cutting
    • Doc Bailey - Flight Surgeon
    • (uncredited)
    John Daheim
    John Daheim
    • Stranger in Nightclub Fight
    • (uncredited)
    Cathy Ferrara
    • Lucy Craven
    • (uncredited)
    Don C. Harvey
    Don C. Harvey
    • Jerry - Bartender
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Mervyn LeRoy
    • Writer
      • Beirne Lay Jr.
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Feature film debut of James Garner.
    • Goofs
      Throughout the film General Banner's combat ribbons on his uniform keep changing in number. Early in the film he has three rows of combat ribbons. Later, he has 5-rows, and then 3-rows again.
    • Quotes

      Brig. Gen. Bill Banner: [to Maj. Lincoln Bond] Even with torture, you're not the kind to crack.

    • Connections
      Referenced in What's My Line?: June Taylor and Her Dancers & William Holden (1956)
    • Soundtracks
      The U.S. Air Force
      by Robert Crawford

    User reviews35

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    Top review
    Very good film. Well paced and acted.
    Too bad that a film like this is not on tape or DVD. A whole generation of viewers miss seeing a film that is history and drama of the birth of the space age. This is a gripping story that is well told and verges on being a documentary about the test pilots at Edwards AFB.
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    • Dec 27, 1999

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    • Release date
      • October 1956 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Einst kommt die Stunde
    • Filming locations
      • Edwards Air Force Base, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Toluca Productions
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    • Budget
      • $2,200,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 55 minutes
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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