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Breaking the sound barrier
- Title
- Breaking the sound barrier [videorecording] / British Lion Films ; produced by David Lean.
- Publication
- Los Angeles : The Voyager Company, 1952.
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- Description
- 1 videocassette (109 min.) : sd., b&w.; 1/2 in.
- Summary
- Richardson stars as an airplane factory magnate obsessed with breaking the sound barrier. To that end, he sends his son-in-law aloft only to have him killed. Yet, he continues to send pilot after pilot to achieve this aeronautical feat. His daughter, however, is revolted by the devotion her father and husband have for aeronautical experimentation, until she realizes the kind of dedication it takes to confront the mysteries of speed and space.
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Feature films.
- Action and adventure films.
- Credits (note)
- Director, David Lean; screenplay, Terence Ratigan.
- Performer (note)
- Sir Ralph Richardson, Ann Todd, Nigel Patrick.
- Title
- Breaking the sound barrier [videorecording] / British Lion Films ; produced by David Lean.
- Imprint
- Los Angeles : The Voyager Company, 1952.
- Credits
- Director, David Lean; screenplay, Terence Ratigan.
- Cast
- Sir Ralph Richardson, Ann Todd, Nigel Patrick.
- Added Author
- Richardson, Ralph, Sir, 1902-1983.Lean, David, 1908-1991, film producer.Lean, David, 1908-1991, film director.
- Branch Call Number
- VTH 778 B