The Man in the Sky

The Man in the Sky

1957
1h 27m
7.3

7.3/10

11 votes • View on IMDb

"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.

Status: Released

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
Ealing Studios
Production Countries
United Kingdom
Spoken Languages
English

Quick Facts

Release Date January 24, 1957
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0049475

Cast

Jack Hawkins
Jack Hawkins

John Mitchell

Elizabeth Sellars
Elizabeth Sellars

Mary Mitchell

Walter Fitzgerald
Walter Fitzgerald

Reginald Conway

Eddie Byrne
Eddie Byrne

Ashmore

John Stratton
John Stratton

Peter Hook

Victor Maddern
Victor Maddern

Joe Biggs

Lionel Jeffries
Lionel Jeffries

Keith

Donald Pleasence
Donald Pleasence

Crabtree

Catherine Lacey
Catherine Lacey

Mary's mother

Megs Jenkins
Megs Jenkins

Mrs. Snowden

Ernest Clark
Ernest Clark

Maine

Jeremy Bodkin
Jeremy Bodkin

Nicholas Mitchell

Key Crew

Charles Crichton
Director
John Eldridge
Screenplay
William Rose
Screenplay
Michael Balcon
Producer