David LeanDirector
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
The Sound Barrier
- drama
- romance
- war
22 Jul 1952
6.5
2
1h 57min
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.
