Die Reise ins Ungewisse (1951)
Die neuen Rutland-Flugzeuge gehen bereits bei den ersten Fluggesellschaften an den Start, doch gibt es Skeptiker, die der technischen Neuerung gegenüber, kein Vertrauen haben. So auch der als sonderbar geltende Wissenschaftler Theodore Honey (James Stewart, “Anatomie eines Mordes”). Er hat eine Theorie entwickelt, nach der das neu entwickelte Heck der Flugzeuge, nach einer bestimmten Anzahl Flugstunden, abzubrechen droht. Niemand will ihm so recht glauben, doch da bereits eine Maschine dieses Typs abgestürzt ist, schickt man den zerstreuten Forscher an den Unglücksort, um den Fall zu untersuchen. Doch ausgerechnet mit einer Rutland soll Honey dorthin fliegen. Er fasst einen einsamen Entschluss
Der Regisseur: Henry Koster
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James Stewart as Theodore Honey |
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Glynis Johns as Marjorie Corder |
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Marlene Dietrich as Monica Teasdale |
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Janette Scott as Elspeth Honey |
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Jack Hawkins as Dennis Scott |
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Elizabeth Allan as Shirley Scott |
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Ronald Squire as Sir John, Director |
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Wilfrid Hyde-White as Fisher, Inspector of Accidents (uncredited) |
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Bessie Love as Plane Passenger (uncredited) |
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Jill Clifford as Peggy, Stewardess |
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Felix Aylmer as |
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Douglas Bradley-Smith as |
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Basil Appleby as |
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Dora Bryan as |
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Hilda Campbell-Russell as Plane Passenger |
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Hugh Cross as |
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Maurice Denham as |
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Robert Dickens as |
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Mabel Etherington as |
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Maxwell Foster as |
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Alan Gifford as |
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Tom Gill as |
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David Hutcheson as |
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Gerald Kent as |
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Niall MacGinnis as |
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Hector MacGregor as |
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Kenneth More as |
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Stuart Nichol as |
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Marcel Poncin as |
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Roy Russell as |
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John Salew as |
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Karl Stepanek as |
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Philip Vickers as |
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Hugh Wakefield as |
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Wilfred Walter as |
| Sound | Buster Ambler | Sound Recordist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Margaret Furse | Wardrobe Supervisor |
| Directing | Henry Koster | Director |
| Writing | Nevil Shute | Novel |
| Writing | R.C. Sherriff | Writer |
| Writing | Oscar Millard | Writer |
| Writing | Alec Coppel | Writer |
| Camera | Georges Périnal | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Malcolm Arnold | Original Music Composer |
| Art | C.P. Norman | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Christian Dior | Costume Design |
| Camera | Arthur Evans | Still Photographer |
| Production | Arthur Allighan | Publicist |
| Production | Louis D. Lighton | Producer |
| Editing | Manuel del Campo | Editor |