The Sound Barrier
Credits
Alternate Titles | BREAKING THE SOUND BARRIER, BREAKING THROUGH THE SOUND BARRIER |
Director | David LEAN |
Year | 1952; Release: 1952; Copyright: 1952 |
Production Company | London Film Productions, British Lion Film Corporation |
Country | Great Britain |
Cast | |
John 'J.R.' Ridgefield | Ralph RICHARDSON |
Susan Garthwaite | Ann TODD |
Tony Garthwaite | Nigel PATRICK |
Philip Peel | John JUSTIN |
Jess Peel | Dinah SHERIDAN |
Will Sparks | Joseph TOMELTY |
Christopher Ridgefield | Denholm ELLIOTT |
'Windy' Williams | Jack ALLEN |
Fletcher | Ralph MICHAEL |
[Eddie, A.T.A. officer] | Donald HARRON |
[assistant air traffic controller] | Leslie PHILLIPS |
[air traffic controller] | Douglas MUIR |
[factor] | Vincent HOLMAN |
[Peter Makepeace] | Anthony SNELL |
[baby John] | Jolyon JACKLEY |
[little boy] | Rodney GOODALL |
Credits | |
Directed by | David LEAN |
Produced by | David LEAN |
Story and Screenplay by | Terence RATTIGAN |
Photographed by | Jack HILDYARD |
Editor | Geoffrey FOOT |
Sets Designed by | Vincent KORDA |
Music Composed by | Malcolm ARNOLD |
Associate Producer | Norman SPENCER |
Production Manager | John PALMER |
[Production Secretary] | Margaret TOWNSEND |
Aerial Unit Director | Anthony SQUIRE |
Assistant Director | Adrian PRYCE-JONES |
[Assistant Director (2nd)] | Ted COTTON |
[Assistant Director (3rd)] | Fred SLARK |
[Assistant Director (Aerial Unit)] | David PEERS |
Continuity | Margaret SHIPWAY |
[Continuity (Aerial Unit)] | Beryl BOOTH |
Aerial Unit Cameraman | John WILCOX |
Aerial Unit Cameraman | Jo JAGO |
Aerial Unit Cameraman | Peter NEWBROOK |
Camera Operator | Denys COOP |
[Focus Puller] | Peter BROXUP |
[Aerial Unit Focus Puller] | John Howard GODAR |
[Clapper Boy] | Wally FAIRWEATHER |
[Loader] | Ceri DAVIES |
[Stills] | George COURTNEY WARD |
[Assembly Editor] | Peter TAYLOR |
[Assistant Cutter (1st)] | Valerie LESLIE |
[Assistant Cutter (2nd)] | Teddy DARVAS |
Art Director | Joseph BATO |
Art Director | John HAWKESWORTH |
[Draughtsman] | William HUTCHINSON |
[Draughtsman] | Elven WEBB |
[Draughtsman] | Maurice FOWLER |
[Draughtsman] | Elizabeth SCOTT |
Costume Supervisor | Elizabeth HENNINGS |
[Wardrobe Mistress] | Ivy BAKER |
[Wardrobe Master] | Jack DALMAYNE |
Make-up | George PARTLETON |
Hairdressing | Ida MILLS |
[Hairdresser] | Daphne MARTIN |
Music Played by | Royal Philharmonic Orchestra |
Music Conducted by | Muir MATHIESON |
Sound Supervisor | John COX |
Sound Recording | Bert ROSS |
[Sound Camera Operator] | Harry TATE |
[Boom Operator] | Jack DAVIES |
[Sound Maintenance] | Dick LONGSTAFF |
Sound Editor | Winston RYDER |
[Publicity] | Jean OSBORNE |
Studio | Shepperton Studios |
Awards | British Academy Awards (Baftas) 1952 - Best Actor - Ralph RICHARDSON 1952 - Best Film - Ralph RICHARDSON 1952 - Best British Film - Ralph RICHARDSON American Academy Awards (Oscars) 1952 - Best Sound |
Running Time | 118 minutes |
Length | 16475 ft, 5024 m |
Colour Code | Black/White, Sound |
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