The read
Critics rate it 13 points higher than audiences do.
Synopsis
A young RAF pilot tests his father-in-law’s prototype supersonic aircraft to the limit, at a time of intense development in the field of aviation, just as commercial jet airliners are about to enter service.
Ratings
IMDb6.7/10
Rotten Tomatoes80%
Critics rate it 13 points higher than audiences do.
61 audience votes
Key crew
- David LeanDirector
- Terence RattiganWriter
- Malcolm ArnoldOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Ralph RichardsonJohn Ridgefield
- Ann ToddSusan Garthwaite
- Nigel PatrickTony Garthwaite
- John JustinPhilip Peel
- Dinah SheridanJess Peel
- Joseph TomeltyWill
- Denholm ElliottChristopher Ridgefield
- Jack Allen'Windy'
- Ralph MichaelFletcher
- Leslie PhillipsController
- Donald HarronATA officer
- Vincent HolmanFactor
Stills
Themes
black and whitesound barrier