The Sound Barrier

The Sound Barrier

1952 | 1h 56m | Drama | TV-G

Brief Synopsis

A veteran pilot marries into a family in the aviation business.

Cast and Crew

DIRECTOR

David Lean

CAST

Ralph Richardson

Ann Todd

Nigel Patrick

PRODUCERS

David Lean

WRITERS

Terence Rattigan

Host Intros

01:44
Tiffany Vazquez Intro -- The Sound Barrier (1952)
Intro Aired: Aug 2016
TCM's Saturday afternoon host Tiffany Vazquez introduces The Sound Barrier, 1952.

Related Videos

Sound Barrier, The -- (Movie Clip) Opening, Dover
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The famous white cliffs are seen and the flier is John Justin (as "Philip Peel") in the knockout opening from The Sound Barrier, 1952, David Lean's fictionalized tale of aviation history.
Sound Barrier, The -- (Movie Clip) Our Little Secret
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tbdFlier Tony (Nigel Patrick), with wife Susan (Ann Todd), meets his aviation-magnate father-in-law Ridgefield (Ralph Richardson), his own son Chris (Denholm Elliott), attending, in David Lean's The Sound Barrier, 1952.
Sound Barrier, The -- (Movie Clip) Jet Propulsion
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Aviation big-shot Ridgefield (Ralph Richardson) shows his new son-in-law, flier Tony (Nigel Patrick) a new thing called a jet engine, Ann Todd and Denholm Elliott standing by, in David Lean's The Sound Barrier 1952.

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