Decision Against Time (1957)
- Starring:
- Jack Hawkins, Elizabeth Sellars, (more)
- Director(s):
- Charles Crichton
Synopsis of Decision Against Time
Inspired in part by David Lean'sThe Sound Barrier, Decision Against Time stars Jack Hawkins as a bold but cautious test pilot. If he wants to keep his job, Hawkins must prove the efficacy of an accident-prone airplane prototype. The pilot is plagued with Earthbound problems as well, personified by his insensitive wife (Elizabeth Sellars). In the climax, Hawkins tests his endurance (and the audience's) by refusing to bail out when the prototype bursts into flame. The original British title for Decision Against Time was Man in the Sky. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Complete Cast of Decision Against Time
- Jack Hawkins - John Mitchell
- Gerard Lohan - Philip Mitchell
- John Stratton - Peter Hook
- Victor Maddern - Joe Biggs
- Donald Pleasence - Crabtree
- Megs Jenkins - Mrs. Snowden
- Raymond Francis - Jenkins
- Mary Mackenzie - Betty Harris
- Elizabeth Sellars - Mary Mitchell
- Walter Fitzgerald - Conway
- Eddie Byrne - Ashmore
- Lionel Jeffries - Keith
- Catherine Lacey - Mary's Mother
- Ernest Clark - Maine
- Russell Waters - Sim
- Howard Marion-Crawford - Ingrams
- Director(s):
- Charles Crichton
- Writer(s):
- William Rose, John Eldridge
- Producer(s):
- Seth Holt
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