The Sound Barrier (1952) | |
| Director(s) | David Lean |
| Producer(s) | David Lean, Norman Spencer (associate) |
| Top Genres | Action, Drama, Romance, War |
| Top Topics | Aviation |
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The Sound Barrier (1952) was a Drama - Romance Film directed by David Lean and produced by David Lean and Norman Spencer.
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The Sound Barrier (1952, David Lean)
By Andrew Wickliffe on Jul 20, 2018 From The Stop ButtonThere?s a lot to The Sound Barrier. Outside the truly magnificent aerial photography, not much of it has to do with the film itself. Other than director Lean and writer Terence Rattigan rewriting actual history to make it so a private British aircraft company ?broke? the sound barrier some five year... Read full article
Breaking the Sound Barrier (1952)
By Beatrice on Sep 17, 2015 From Flickers in TimeBreaking the Sound Barrier Directed by David Lean Written by Terrence Rattigan 1952/UK London Film Productions First viewing/Netflix rental Not what one might expect from the creative talent involved but still a solid picture about the development of supersonic flight. The movie begins in the m... Read full article
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The Vickers-Supermarine Swift, called the "Prometheus" in the film, is not capable of supersonic flight.
Despite this fictionalized story of breaking the sound barrier, this feat was accomplished by Air Force General Chuck Yeager on October 14, 1947 at Edwards Air Force Base. Furthermore, Yeager explained that if a pilot were to break the sound barrier in the manner depicted in the film, the pilot would've been killed. The film was also heavily based on the endeavors of the De Havilland company in the UK. Geoffrey De Havilland Jr, son of company owner Geoffrey De Havilland was killed in September 1946 whilst conducting high speed tests approaching the speed of sound over the Thames estuary.
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