Breaking through the sound barrier, based on rattigan story, at the victoria ralph richardson, ann todd and nigel patrick head cast of. Breaking the sound barrier 1952 with a passion for aviation design and engineering, wealthy oilman john ridgefield ralph richardson is determined to break the sound barrier. Known as breaking the sound barrier in america minus 9 minutes, david leans 1952 movie is several pictures in one. The sound barrier 1952 the sound barrier 1952 user. It is a fictional story about attempts by aircraft designers and test pilots to bre.
There are some exciting moments in this film, but they are bookended by numerous stuffy and dreadfully boring scenes. He cuts back and forth from plummeting jet pilots to a team of radio operators standing motionless by the controls. In an attempt to break the sound barrier, garthwaite crashes and is killed. Overview of the sound barrier, 1952, directed by david lean, with ralph richardson, ann todd, nigel patrick, at turner classic movies. The sound barrier dvd aka breaking the sound barrier dvd region 1. Concorde flightnew york to london with detailed captains commentary 2003 no music, best video. The movie also implies that the vampire jet that is flown from england to egypt made the flight nonstop. A china airlines 747 may have broken the sound barrier in an unplanned descent from 41,000 ft 12,500 m to 9,500 ft 2,900 m after an inflight upset on 19 february 1985. The sound barrier dikenal di amerika serikat dengan judul breaking through the sound barrier dan breaking the sound barrier adalah sebuah film penerbangan inggris tahun 1952 garapan david lean. The sound barrier has been ranked 464 times, wins 35. Breaking the sound barrier the greatest moments in.
Rent breaking the sound barrier 1952 starring ralph richardson and ann todd on dvd and bluray. However, david lean makes each test flight sequence nail baiting through exceptional editing. A bunch of pilots and their engineers try to break the sound barrier while maintaining a smashingly normal domestic life, wut wut. Hes not mentioned, of course, in breaking the sound barrier 1952, the excellent and fictionalized account of british aviators doing the same but thats understandable. Breaking the sound barrier aka the sound barrier 1952 dvd region one playable in north america the us, canada, mexico, etc. Apr 04, 2016 the sound barrier get up to speed with the rerelease of david leans classic video a box office hit on release in 1952, david leans the sound barrier, which dramatises britains race. The sound barrier documentary on the quest to break the sound barrier. Parents need to know that the sound barrier is a 1952 black and white, awardwinning fictionalized drama about the work of pioneering test pilots trying to break the sound barrier.
Despite the tensions between he and his wife and his fatherinlaw, he does what he can to help the family company make an airplane that will break the sound barrier. The sound barrier was the 12th most popular movie at the british box office in 1952, and also did well in the united states, making a comfortable profit. Stan barrett breaking the sound barrier live from edwards air force base in 1979 duration. The sound barrier 1952 on october 14, 1947, american pilot chuck yeager officially broke the sound barrier, something no other pilot had ever done. Watch the sound barrier 1951 full movie free streaming. Breaking the sound barrier the sound barrier 1952 rotten. Flier tony nigel patrick, with wife susan ann todd, meets his aviationmagnate fatherinlaw ridgefield ralph richardson, his own son chris denholm elliott, attending, in david leans the sound barrier, 1952. Tony was a successful fighter pilot during wwii who, after the war, married into the family of a wealthy oil magnate who also designs airplanes. Ralph richardson stars as a wealthy aircraft manufacturer john ridgefield, who has high hopes for his new jet fighter, the prometheus.
The movie traces the companys attempt to break the sound barrier, as well as tensions between father and daughter. Breaking through the sound barrier alternative synopsis arresting story of aircraft designer whose visions of jet development result in the tragic death of test pilot who was daughters husband. Air force general chuck yeager on october 14, 1947 at edwards air force base. David lean is best known for his large scale and very lavish later productions like doctor zhivago and lawrence of arabia. Breaking the sound barrier 1952 cast and crew with a passion for aviation design and engineering, wealthy oilman john ridgefield ralph richardson is determined to break the sound barrier with. Starring ralph richardson, ann todd, nigel patrick, john justin and denholm elliott. Its a fairly good movie, except for the numerous places where they feel. The sound barrier breaking the sound barrier dvd ralph. David lean in italy, 1950s the sound barrier was a great boxoffice success, 12th highest grossing movie of the year, but it is now one of the leastknown of leans films. Breaking the sound barrier 1952 with a passion for aviation design and engineering, wealthy oilman john ridgefield ralph richardson is determined to break the sound barrier with the aircraft. David leans breaking the sound barrier 1952 is playing october 14 november, 2017 on mubi in the united states.
Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing breaking the sound barrier near you. Find similar and related movies for breaking the sound barrier 1952 david lean on allmovie. The films original british title was simply the sound barrier, but the american distributor apparently didnt want filmgoers to think the movie was. Arresting story of aircraft designer whose visions of jet development result in the tragic death of test pilot who was daughters husband. Flame barrier the 1958 poster movie movie flame 1958 poster the barrier. Control reversal is a real phenomenon, and can actually happen in high speed flight. May 27, 2008 breaking the sound barrier movie yify subtitles.
Tony successful fighter pilot during world war ii marries into the family of a wealthy oil magnate who also designs airplanes. Breaking the sound barrier 1952 vermont movie store. Ralph richardson plays a wealthy aircraft manufacturer, stubbornly determined to develop a jet that will travel faster than the speed of sound. The effect is usually seen in the ailerons, where the force generated. Breaking the sound barrier juxtaposes the history of jet aviation with an intensely personal fictional story. The movie shows the comet jetliner in testing before it went operational. By the time the comet first flew, the breaking of the sound barrier was already several years in the past, whereas, in the movie, it hasnt been done yet. Breaking through the sound barrier, based on rattigan story, at the victoria ralph richardson, ann todd and nigel patrick head cast of film on jet airplanes. Its a rousing fanfare for postwar england, depicting the english aircraft industry poised on the cutting edge of jet technology and supersonic flight. Fictionalized story of british aerospace engineers solving the problem of supersonic flight.
Excellent flying sequences not a bit of cgi in those days and cinematography. It is a fictional story about attempts by aircraft designers and test pilots to break the sound barrier. The first, second, and third acts of the sound barrier are practically identical, which makes the movie a bit tedious. David lean directed this adaptation of the terence rattigan play.
Very cold in tone, almost like a movie pretending to be an action movie. Breaking the sound barrier 1952 david lean related. The sound barrier 1952 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The sound barrier aka breaking the sound barrier 1952 dvd region one playable in north america the us, canada, mexico, etc. Singin in the rain 38 movie clip the sound barrier 1952 hd. Whilst it is a drama there is plenty of science within the film to keep it credible. The sound barrier has a few fascinating moments but its ultimately an incredibly dull film, concerned with the technical aspects of aviation to the point of tedium. The wealthy and influential aircraft industrialist is consumed by his desire to manufacture a plane capable of penetrating the inscrutable sound barrier. Clear sheeting plastic 6mil 1025ft transparent film film barrier vapor pe pe vapor barrier. Breaking the sound barrier the greatest moments in flight. Public excitement over jet travel helped make david leans 1952 british feature a. Sep 30, 2017 breaking the sound barrier the greatest moments in flight. There are some moments of peril, including two fatal plane crashes that are shown from a distance.
The sound barrier is a british film released in 1952, directed by david lean and starring sir ralph richardson, nigel patrick, and leans wife of the time, ann todd. Fictionalized story of british aerospace engineers. It is 35 minutes or so of the history in the run up to breaking the barrier and has so little information on the planes, systems and other things necessary for above mach 1 flight. The speed of sound is about 758 mph or 1,220 kmh at sea level, and decreases with altitude. The sound barrier known in the united states as breaking through the sound barrier and breaking the sound barrier is a 1952 british aviation film directed by david lean. In the movie breaking the sound barrier, the pilot diving. The 1952 movie, the sound barrier later called breaking the sound barrier, is fiction. Despite this fictionalized story of breaking the sound barrier, this feat was accomplished by u. Ralph richardson plays a wealthy aircraft manufacturer, stubbornly determined to. Find movie and film award information for breaking the sound barrier 1952 david lean on allmovie. Some reporter eagerly asked if he had solved the problem of the sound barrier in 1947 the manner in the 1952 film. The maltin movie guide gives it three and a half stars out of four, but its five star for anybody who likes testpilot adventure. It won the academy award for sound, so you can bet the noise when planes break the barrier or break the planes is perfect. Ralph richardson, ann todd, nigel patrick, dinah sheridan.
But the movie champions the pioneering spirit of the fearless pilots while balancing. This was a decent story of breaking the sound barrier but is lacking in technical detail. In the movie breaking the sound barrier, the pilot diving the. This is maybe the best sciencefact in the analog science fiction sense movie ever made. Richardsons seemingly cavalier attitude toward the pilots who have died on behalf of his dreamincluding his own son. Breaking the sound barrier 1952 cast and crew moviefone. Breaking through the sound barrier 1952, united states, promotional title breaking the sound barrier 1952, united states. The sound barrier get up to speed with the rerelease of. It came out after chuck yeager broke the sound barrier in the bell x1. I suppose flying was a lot more foreign and exciting when the sound barrier was first released, but even still it seems fixated on discussing aircraft rather than actually showing anything worthwhile. Rent breaking the sound barrier 1952 on dvd and bluray. Breaking the sound barrier 1952 david lean synopsis.