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The Sound Barrier is a 1952 British aviation drama film directed by David Lean. It is a fictional story about attempts by aircraft designers and test pilots to break the sound barrier. It was David Lean's third and final film with his wife Ann Todd but it was his first for Alexander Korda 's London Films, following the break-up of Cineguild.
The Sound Barrier: Directed by David Lean. With Ralph Richardson, Ann Todd, Nigel Patrick, John Justin. Fictionalized story of British aerospace engineers solving the problem of supersonic flight.
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- Adventure, Drama, Romance
- David Lean
- 1952-12-21
Jul 20, 2018 · Designers, engineers and survivors of an elite group of pilots who risked life and limb in testing the prototype tell their story. They also comment on what they saw as an act of betrayal by the ...
- 50 min
- 11.3K
- MagellanTV
The Sound Barrier. John Ridgefield, pioneer airman and visionary, manufactures jet planes designed to fly faster than sound. But his daughter, believing that human life is more important than human progress, condemns her father's aims and endeavours as senseless ambition.
- 117 min
- 129
- Jimbo's Filmcans
On October 14, 1947, Captain Chuck Yeager accomplished what many thought was impossible: he broke the sound barrier, and in doing so, changed aviation history forever.
With a passion for aviation design and engineering, wealthy oilman John Ridgefield (Ralph Richardson) is determined to break the sound barrier with the aircraft company he owns.
- (15)
- Adventure
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