Man in the Sky (1957)

To secure a better life for his family, a test pilot takes a prototype plane out to impress potential buyers — but things soon go dangerously wrong.

Director: Charles Crichton
Cast: Donald Pleasence, Jack Hawkins, Eddie Byrne, Elizabeth Sellars, Gerard Lohan, Jeremy Bodkin, John Stratton, Lionel Jeffries, Victor Maddern, Walter Fitzgerald
Runtime: 01h 27m
Type: Movie

Man in the Sky (1957)

To secure a better life for his family, a test pilot takes a prototype plane out to impress potential buyers — but things soon go dangerously wrong.

Director: Charles Crichton
Cast: Donald Pleasence, Jack Hawkins, Eddie Byrne, Elizabeth Sellars, Gerard Lohan, Jeremy Bodkin, John Stratton, Lionel Jeffries, Victor Maddern, Walter Fitzgerald
Runtime: 01h 27m
Type: Movie
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