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The Man in the Sky(1957)
Status: Released
Date: 1957-01-24
75%
12 Votes
Time: 1h 27m
Dare-devil test pilot takes you on a nerve-tingling adventure!
Overview:
The efforts of test pilot John Mitchell to make a better life for his wife Mary and their two children seem doomed to failure and he blames himself. At the Conway Aero-Manufacturing Company of Wolverhampton, Mitchell is to take the company's new rocket-propulsion transport plane up for tests, fully loaded and carrying two important passengers - Ministry official Crabtree and buyer's representative Ashmore. Mitchell learns from his boss, Reg Conway, that if Ashmore does not recommend the plane, the company will be out of business and Mitchell out of a job, since the plane is not even insured as the firm's entire capital is tied up in the plane. Aloft, an engine catches fire and the passengers and other crew bail out, but Mitchell refuses to obey orders to jettison the plane in the Irish Sea.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United Kingdom
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Movie: The Man in the Sky
Top 10 Billed Cast
Jack Hawkins
John Mitchell
Elizabeth Sellars
Mary Mitchell
Walter Fitzgerald
Reginald Conway
Eddie Byrne
Ashmore
John Stratton
Peter Hook
Victor Maddern
Joe Biggs
Lionel Jeffries
Keith
Donald Pleasence
Crabtree
Catherine Lacey
Mary's mother
Megs Jenkins
Mrs. Snowden
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Overview
The efforts of test pilot John Mitchell to make a better life for his wife Mary and their two children seem doomed to failure and he blames himself. At the Conway Aero-Manufacturing Company of Wolverhampton, Mitchell is to take the company's new rocket-propulsion transport plane up for tests, fully loaded and carrying two important passengers - Ministry official Crabtree and buyer's representative Ashmore. Mitchell learns from his boss, Reg Conway, that if Ashmore does not recommend the plane, the company will be out of business and Mitchell out of a job, since the plane is not even insured as the firm's entire capital is tied up in the plane. Aloft, an engine catches fire and the passengers and other crew bail out, but Mitchell refuses to obey orders to jettison the plane in the Irish Sea.
Release Date
1957-01-24
Average
7.458
Rating:
3.7 startsTagline
Dare-devil test pilot takes you on a nerve-tingling adventure!
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