The Sound Barrier
Plot: Fictionalized story of British aerospace engineers solving the problem of supersonic flight.
Release Date:
Friday, October 10 1952
72 years ago
72 years ago
Genres: Drama, Romance, War
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Cast
Ralph Richardson. Ralph Richardson was 49 in The Sound Barrier as 'John Ridgefield'.Birthday: Fri, Dec 19 1902 –
Died: Mon, Oct 10 1983
Died: Mon, Oct 10 1983
Ann Todd. Ann Todd was 43 in The Sound Barrier as 'Susan Garthwaite'.Birthday: Sun, Jan 24 1909 –
Died: Thu, May 06 1993
Died: Thu, May 06 1993
Nigel Patrick. Nigel Patrick was 39 in The Sound Barrier as 'Tony Garthwaite'.Birthday: Fri, May 02 1913 –
Died: Mon, Sep 21 1981
Died: Mon, Sep 21 1981
John Justin. John Justin was 34 in The Sound Barrier as 'Philip Peel'.Birthday: Sat, Nov 24 1917 –
Died: Fri, Nov 29 2002
Died: Fri, Nov 29 2002
Dinah Sheridan. Dinah Sheridan was 32 in The Sound Barrier as 'Jess Peel'.Birthday: Fri, Sep 17 1920 –
Died: Sun, Nov 25 2012
Died: Sun, Nov 25 2012
Joseph Tomelty. Joseph Tomelty was 41 in The Sound Barrier as 'Will'.Birthday: Sun, Mar 05 1911 –
Died: Wed, Jun 07 1995
Died: Wed, Jun 07 1995
Denholm Elliott. Denholm Elliott was 30 in The Sound Barrier as 'Christopher Ridgefield'.Birthday: Wed, May 31 1922 –
Died: Tue, Oct 06 1992
Died: Tue, Oct 06 1992
Jack Allen. Jack Allen was 44 in The Sound Barrier as ''Windy''.Birthday: Wed, Oct 23 1907 –
Died: Thu, May 25 1995
Died: Thu, May 25 1995
Ralph Michael. Ralph Michael was 45 in The Sound Barrier as 'Fletcher'.Birthday: Fri, Sep 27 1907 –
Died: Wed, Nov 09 1994
Died: Wed, Nov 09 1994
Leslie Phillips. Leslie Phillips was 28 in The Sound Barrier as 'Controller'.Birthday: Sun, Apr 20 1924 –
Died: Mon, Nov 07 2022
Died: Mon, Nov 07 2022
Donald Harron. Donald Harron was 28 in The Sound Barrier as 'ATA officer'.Birthday: Fri, Sep 19 1924 –
Died: Sat, Jan 17 2015
Died: Sat, Jan 17 2015
Vincent Holman. Vincent Holman was 66 in The Sound Barrier as 'Factor'.Birthday: Wed, Sep 22 1886 –
Died: Sat, Apr 07 1962
Died: Sat, Apr 07 1962
Douglas Muir. Douglas Muir was 47 in The Sound Barrier as 'Controller'.Birthday: Sat, Nov 05 1904 –
Died: Wed, Nov 30 1966
Died: Wed, Nov 30 1966
Crew
David Lean. David Lean was 44 in The Sound Barrier as 'Director, Producer'Birthday: Wed, Mar 25 1908 –
Died: Tue, Apr 16 1991
Died: Tue, Apr 16 1991
Jack Hildyard. Jack Hildyard was 44 in The Sound Barrier as 'Director of Photography'Birthday: Tue, Mar 17 1908 –
Died: Wed, Sep 05 1990
Died: Wed, Sep 05 1990
Adrian Pryce-Jones. Adrian Pryce-Jones was 33 in The Sound Barrier as 'Assistant Director'Birthday: Sat, Sep 13 1919
John Cox. John Cox was 44 in The Sound Barrier as 'Sound Director'Birthday: Thu, May 07 1908 –
Died: Fri, Sep 01 1972
Died: Fri, Sep 01 1972
Terence Rattigan. Terence Rattigan was 41 in The Sound Barrier as 'Writer'Birthday: Sat, Jun 10 1911 –
Died: Wed, Nov 30 1977
Died: Wed, Nov 30 1977
Norman Spencer. Norman Spencer was 38 in The Sound Barrier as 'Associate Producer'Birthday: Thu, Aug 13 1914 –
Died: Mon, Sep 16 2024
Died: Mon, Sep 16 2024
Geoffrey Foot. Geoffrey Foot was 37 in The Sound Barrier as 'Editor'Birthday: Wed, May 19 1915 –
Died: Thu, Sep 09 2010
Died: Thu, Sep 09 2010
Winston Ryder. Winston Ryder was >> in The Sound Barrier as 'Sound Editor'Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Malcolm Arnold. Malcolm Arnold was 30 in The Sound Barrier as 'Original Music Composer'Birthday: Fri, Oct 21 1921 –
Died: Sat, Sep 23 2006
Died: Sat, Sep 23 2006
John Hawkesworth. John Hawkesworth was 31 in The Sound Barrier as 'Art Direction'Birthday: Tue, Dec 07 1920 –
Died: Tue, Sep 30 2003
Died: Tue, Sep 30 2003
Margaret Townsend. Margaret Townsend was >> in The Sound Barrier as 'Production Secretary'Birthday: Unknown Birthday
George Partleton. George Partleton was 43 in The Sound Barrier as 'Makeup Artist'Birthday: Thu, Jan 21 1909 –
Died: Sat, Oct 17 1992
Died: Sat, Oct 17 1992
Bert Ross. Bert Ross was 48 in The Sound Barrier as 'Sound Recordist'Birthday: Mon, Apr 25 1904 –
Died: Sat, Jan 01 1972
Died: Sat, Jan 01 1972
Vincent Korda. Vincent Korda was 55 in The Sound Barrier as 'Set Designer'Birthday: Tue, Jun 22 1897 –
Died: Thu, Jan 04 1979
Died: Thu, Jan 04 1979
John Palmer. John Palmer was 36 in The Sound Barrier as 'Production Manager'Birthday: Tue, Mar 28 1916 –
Died: Mon, Aug 26 1991
Died: Mon, Aug 26 1991
Elizabeth Hennings. Elizabeth Hennings was >> in The Sound Barrier as 'Costume Supervisor'Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Wally Fairweather. Wally Fairweather was >> in The Sound Barrier as 'Clapper Loader'Birthday: Unknown Birthday