During the Cold War in the 1960s the U.S.A.F.and NASA tested the experimental rocket-powered aircraft X-15 that set altitude and speed records and reached the edge of outer space.
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| David McLean | ... | Matt Powell | |
| Charles Bronson | ... | Lt. Col. Lee Brandon | |
| Ralph Taeger | ... | Maj. Ernest Wilde | |
| Brad Dexter | ... | Maj. Anthony Rinaldi | |
| Kenneth Tobey | ... | Col. Craig Brewster | |
| James Gregory | ... | Tom Deparma | |
| Mary Tyler Moore | ... | Pamela Stewart | |
| Patricia Owens | ... | Margaret Brandon | |
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Lisabeth Hush | ... | Diane Wilde |
| Stanley Livingston | ... | Mike Brandon | |
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Lauren Gilbert | ... | Col. Jessup |
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Phil Dean | ... | Maj. McCully |
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Chuck Stanford | ... | Lt. Cmdr. Joe Lacrosse |
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Patty McDonald | ... | Susan Brandon |
| James Stewart | ... | Himself - Narrator (voice) | |
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At the height of the Cold War during the 1960s the U.S. Air Force and NASA tested an experimental rocket-powered research aircraft code-named X-15.The X-15 experiments were conducted at Edwards Air Force Base.The X-15 aircraft set altitude and speed records by reaching the edge of outer space.The project is managed by U.S. Air Force Colonel Craig Brewster and scientist Tom Deparma. The main test pilots are Matt Powell, Colonel Lee Brandon and Major Ernest Wilde.During the test flights the X-15 aircraft is dropped from a B-52 Stratofortress mother ship before starting its engine.The whole test team is enthusiastic about the project but the project is plagued by setbacks and near disasters right from the start. Written by nufs68
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22 December 1961 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Edwards Air Force Base, California, USAEdit
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X-15 was first broadcast on network TV in 1962. See more »Goofs
During the engine test scene, the pilot is helped into X-15, serial number 66671. When the test begins, the serial number is showing 66672. See more »Frequently Asked Questions
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Just about 40 years ago I saw this movie in an Air Force theater where I was stationed. It was the very first movie that I saw after basic training. I thought the movie was terriffic then when I first saw it in wide-screen. I just saw it on a premium channel without commercials but it was not in wide-screen so a lot of it was missing. The flying scenes were very good as they were probably mostly shot by the Air Force but the family life scenes off-duty were very boring and predictable and mostly used a filler. What makes me smile is that the characters were just like those in a soap opera, in other words all the wives are gorgeous and the pilots were all perfect male specimens. Since I first saw this movie 40 years ago I have seen many documentarys on tv about the X-15 which were far more interesting and real than this hokey movie. I might be wrong but I thought that in the theater 40 years ago the movie started with Jimmy Stewart at his desk in his Air Force uniform but this was not in this version but I am not sure.