The Sound Barrier (1952)
Tony is een succesvolle jagerpiloot in WOII. Na de oorlog trouwt hij met Susan, de dochter van de rijke oliemagnaat John Ridgefield. John ontwerpt ook vliegtuigen en is geobsedeerd door het idee dat zijn bedrijf als eerste de geluidsbarrière zal doorbreken.
Regiseur: David Lean
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Ralph Richardson as John Ridgefield |
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Ann Todd as Susan Garthwaite |
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Nigel Patrick as Tony Garthwaite |
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John Justin as Philip Peel |
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Dinah Sheridan as Jess Peel |
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Joseph Tomelty as Will |
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Denholm Elliott as Christopher Ridgefield |
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Jack Allen as 'Windy' |
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Ralph Michael as Fletcher |
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Leslie Phillips as Controller |
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Donald Harron as ATA officer |
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Vincent Holman as Factor |
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Douglas Muir as Controller |
| Writing | Terence Rattigan | Writer |
| Directing | David Lean | Director |
| Production | David Lean | Producer |
| Editing | Geoffrey Foot | Editor |
| Art | Joseph Bato | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | George Partleton | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Winston Ryder | Sound Editor |
| Production | Norman Spencer | Associate Producer |
| Camera | Jack Hildyard | Director of Photography |
| Costume & Make-Up | Elizabeth Hennings | Costume Supervisor |
| Production | John Palmer | Production Manager |
| Sound | Bert Ross | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Malcolm Arnold | Original Music Composer |
| Art | John Hawkesworth | Art Direction |
| Directing | Adrian Pryce-Jones | Assistant Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ida Mills | Hairstylist |
| Sound | John Cox | Sound Director |
| Art | Vincent Korda | Set Designer |
| Camera | Wally Fairweather | Clapper Loader |
| Production | Jean Osborne | Publicist |
| Production | Margaret Townsend | Production Secretary |