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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