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Jet Storm

  • 19591959
  • 1h 28m
IMDb RATING
6.5/10
416
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Jet Storm (1959)
  • Thriller
Sir Richard Attenborough plays Ernest Tilley, a man who lost his daughter in a hit-and-run accident. He tracks down the man responsible for the accident and boards the same plane, threatenin... Read allSir Richard Attenborough plays Ernest Tilley, a man who lost his daughter in a hit-and-run accident. He tracks down the man responsible for the accident and boards the same plane, threatening to blow up himself and everyone on board as an act of vengeance. What follows is an Airp... Read allSir Richard Attenborough plays Ernest Tilley, a man who lost his daughter in a hit-and-run accident. He tracks down the man responsible for the accident and boards the same plane, threatening to blow up himself and everyone on board as an act of vengeance. What follows is an Airport-type movie with all the passengers having their own little subplots and fears.
IMDb RATING
6.5/10
416
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Cy Endfield
  • Writers
    • Cy Endfield(screenplay)
    • Sigmund Miller(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Richard Attenborough
    • Stanley Baker
    • Hermione Baddeley
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  • Director
    • Cy Endfield
  • Writers
    • Cy Endfield(screenplay)
    • Sigmund Miller(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Richard Attenborough
    • Stanley Baker
    • Hermione Baddeley
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    • 15User reviews
    • 3Critic reviews
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    Richard Attenborough
    Richard Attenborough
    • Ernest Tilleyas Ernest Tilley
    Stanley Baker
    Stanley Baker
    • Captain Bardowas Captain Bardow
    Hermione Baddeley
    Hermione Baddeley
    • Mrs. Satterlyas Mrs. Satterly
    Bernard Braden
    • Otis Randolfas Otis Randolf
    Diane Cilento
    Diane Cilento
    • Angelica Comoas Angelica Como
    Barbara Kelly
    Barbara Kelly
    • Edwina Randolfas Edwina Randolf
    David Kossoff
    David Kossoff
    • Dr. Bergsteinas Dr. Bergstein
    Virginia Maskell
    Virginia Maskell
    • Pam Leytonas Pam Leyton
    Harry Secombe
    Harry Secombe
    • Binky Meadowsas Binky Meadows
    Elizabeth Sellars
    Elizabeth Sellars
    • Inez Barringtonas Inez Barrington
    Sybil Thorndike
    Sybil Thorndike
    • Emma Morganas Emma Morgan
    • (as Dame Sybil Thorndike)
    Mai Zetterling
    Mai Zetterling
    • Carol Tilleyas Carol Tilley
    Marty Wilde
    Marty Wilde
    • Billy Forresteras Billy Forrester
    Patrick Allen
    Patrick Allen
    • Mullineras Mulliner
    Paul Carpenter
    • George Towersas George Towers
    Megs Jenkins
    Megs Jenkins
    • Rose Brockas Rose Brock
    Jocelyn Lane
    Jocelyn Lane
    • Clara Forresteras Clara Forrester
    • (as Jackie Lane)
    Cec Linder
    Cec Linder
    • Colonel Coeas Colonel Coe
    • Director
      • Cy Endfield
    • Writers
      • Cy Endfield(screenplay)
      • Sigmund Miller(screenplay) (original story)
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    • Trivia
      The aircraft on which this movie is set is a Tupolev Tu-104. This was a Soviet Russian-made passenger jet, code-named "Camel" by N.A.T.O. In this movie, the airline, on which the passengers fly, is a British one running a London to New York City service. However, it does seem highly unusual that they are operating this service with a Soviet-made Jet aircraft, especially since this movie was made during the height of the Cold War. In this movie, when the jet takes off, its Aeroflot markings and Soviet flag are easily visible. The Tu-104 was only operated by the U.S.S.R. and other Communist-affiliated countries, and the aircraft would not have been able to run a full passenger London to New York City service without a stopover (as occurs in the movie). Why the producers chose this aircraft and not the British-made Comet 4 or Boeing 707 (both aircraft had the range to cross the Atlantic) is a mystery.
    • Goofs
      When Capt. Bardow is pleading with Tilley, he tells him that there are 32 human beings on board the airplane. In fact, there are only 30 people on board the plane, 8 members of the flight team (captain, co-pilot, engineer, navigator, radio man, stewardess, steward, and bartender/purser) and 22 others.
    • Quotes

      Capt. Bardow: Mr Tilley you're a decent man, you must fight this madness with everything you've got.

    • Connections
      Featured in Talkies: Remembering Stanley Baker: Talking Pictures with Glyn Baker (2019)
    • Soundtracks
      Theme Music
      Composed and Sung by Marty Wilde

      Song Lyrics written by Cy Endfield

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    The 36 Year Old Richard Attenborough
    Following the success of 'The League of Gentlemen', Dickie Attenborough began mobilising his own films and appeared in other films to raise the money to continue making his own (in the same way that Laurence Olivier was acting in films in order to finance his own stage productions at the National Theatre). This film is one of them.
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    • Release date
      • November 20, 1959 (Ireland)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Der Tod hat Verspätung
    • Filming locations
      • Shepperton Studios, Studios Road, Shepperton, Surrey, England, UK
    • Production companies
      • Britannia Films
      • Pendennis Productions
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 28 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White

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