Movie Description
The Man in the Sky
(1957)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.
Featured Crew
- Director : Charles Crichton
- Producer : Michael Balcon
- Editor : Peter Tanner
- Cast : Jack Hawkins,Elizabeth Sellars,Walter Fitzgerald,Eddie Byrne,John Stratton,Victor Maddern,Lionel Jeffries,Donald Pleasence,Catherine Lacey,Megs Jenkins,Ernest Clark,Jeremy Bodkin,Gerard Lohan,Howard Marion-Crawford,Russell Waters,Raymond Francis,John Baddeley,Mary Mackenzie
Cast
John Mitchell
Mary Mitchell
Reginald Conway
Ashmore
Peter Hook
Joe Biggs
Keith
Crabtree
Mary's mother
Mrs. Snowden
Maine
Nicholas Mitchell
Philip Mitchell
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Facts
Original TitleThe Man in the Sky
Status Released
Release Information
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1957-01-24
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 01h 27m
Production CompaniesEaling Studios
Genres
- Drama
