At the dawn of supersonic flight in the 1950s, a group of Edwards Air Force Base experimental aircraft test pilots push themselves to the limit.At the dawn of supersonic flight in the 1950s, a group of Edwards Air Force Base experimental aircraft test pilots push themselves to the limit.At the dawn of supersonic flight in the 1950s, a group of Edwards Air Force Base experimental aircraft test pilots push themselves to the limit.
Richard H. Cutting
- Doc Bailey - Flight Surgeon
- (uncredited)
John Daheim
- Stranger in Nightclub Fight
- (uncredited)
Cathy Ferrara
- Lucy Craven
- (uncredited)
Don C. Harvey
- Jerry - Bartender
- (uncredited)
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- TriviaThe scene with William Holden losing control and tumbling in the X-2 is depicted with footage from test pilot Chuck Yeager's 70,000-foot free-fall in the Bell X-1A in 1953.
- GoofsThroughout the film, General Banner's combat ribbons on his uniform keep changing in number. Early in the film he has three rows of combat ribbons. Later, he has five rows, and then three rows again.
- Quotes
Brig. Gen. Bill Banner: [to Maj. Lincoln Bond] Even with torture, you're not the kind to crack.
- ConnectionsReferenced in What's My Line?: June Taylor and Her Dancers & William Holden (1956)
- SoundtracksThe U.S. Air Force
by Robert Crawford
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This film inspired me to join the USAF and become a jet pilot.
Why "Toward The Unknown" is not on VHS or DVD astounds me! The cast is top notch, the filming on Edwards AFB has great historical significance, the director was no other than Mervyn LeRoy, and William Holden was at the peak of his career. The faddish and superficial "Top Gun" pales in comparison to the factual importance of this landmark work. As a flight instructor, I routinely show this film during breaks in my flying academic classes. It is always met with genuine enthusiasm and great curiosity from the young military pilots. The popularity of this film has inspired several websites devoted to it. "Toward The Unknown" is a must for DVD. Why hasn't some company done it?
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- Budget
- $2,200,000 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 55 minutes
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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