Cone of Silence (1960)
Captain Gort (Bernard Lee) is an airline pilot who must answer to a Court of Inquiry after the crash of a Phoenix jet. Although he passes a battery of tests, pilot error is the determined cause of the accident. Sir Hobbes (George Sanders) is the Queen's council whose relentless prosecution helps blame Gort. When a second crash occurs, Gort is defended by Captain Judd (Peter Cushing), who is convinced that mechanical malfunctions, not the pilot, caused both crashes. ~ Dan Pavlides, Rovi
- Starring:
- Michael Craig, Peter Cushing, (more)
- Director(s):
- Charles Frend
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG
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Synopsis of Cone of Silence
Captain Gort (Bernard Lee) is an airline pilot who must answer to a Court of Inquiry after the crash of a Phoenix jet. Although he passes a battery of tests, pilot error is the determined cause of the accident. Sir Hobbes (George Sanders) is the Queen's council whose relentless prosecution helps blame Gort. When a second crash occurs, Gort is defended by Captain Judd (Peter Cushing), who is convinced that mechanical malfunctions, not the pilot, caused both crashes. ~ Dan Pavlides, Rovi
Complete Cast of Cone of Silence
- Michael Craig - Capt. Hugh Dallas
- Bernard Lee - Capt. George Gort
- George Sanders - Sir Arnold Hobbes
- Gordon Jackson - Capt. Bateson
- Noel Willman - Nigel Pickering
- Marne Maitland - Mr. Robinson
- Simon Lack - Navigator
- Howard Pays - Steward
- Charles Lloyd Pack - Commissioner
- William Abney
- Peter Cushing - Capt. Clive Judd
- Elizabeth Seal - Charlotte Gort
- Andre Morell - Capt. Edward Manningham
- Charles "Bud" Tingwell - Capt. Braddock
- Delphi Lawrence - Joyce Mitchell
- Jack Hedley - First Officer
- Hedger Wallace - Navigator
- Ballard Berkeley - Commissioner
- Anthony Newlands - Controller
- Director(s):
- Charles Frend
- Writer(s):
- Jeffrey Dell, Robert Westerby
- Producer(s):
- Aubrey Baring
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG
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