Sir Richard Attenborough plays Ernest Tilley, a man who lost his daughter in a hit-and-run accident. He tracks down the man responsible for the accident and boards the same plane, threatening to blow up himself and everyone on board as an...
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| Richard Attenborough | ... |
Ernest Tilley
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| Stanley Baker | ... |
Captain Bardow
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| Hermione Baddeley | ... |
Mrs. Satterly
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| Bernard Braden | ... |
Otis Randolf
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| Diane Cilento | ... |
Angelica Como
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| Barbara Kelly | ... |
Edwina Randolf
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| David Kossoff | ... |
Dr. Bergstein
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| Virginia Maskell | ... |
Pam Leyton
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| Harry Secombe | ... |
Binky Meadows
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| Elizabeth Sellars | ... |
Inez Barrington
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| Sybil Thorndike | ... |
Emma Morgan
(as Dame Sybil Thorndike)
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| Mai Zetterling | ... |
Carol Tilley
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| Marty Wilde | ... |
Billy Forrester
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| Patrick Allen | ... |
Mulliner
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Paul Carpenter | ... |
George Towers
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| Megs Jenkins | ... |
Rose Brock
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| Jocelyn Lane | ... |
Clara Forrester
(as Jackie Lane)
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| Cec Linder | ... |
Colonel Coe
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| Neil McCallum | ... |
'Gil' Gilbert
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| Lana Morris | ... |
Jane Tracer
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| George Rose | ... |
James Brock
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| Peter Bayliss | ... |
Bentley
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John Crewdson | ... |
Whitman
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| Paul Eddington | ... |
Victor Tracer
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| Glyn Houston | ... |
Michaels
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| Peter Illing | ... |
Gelderen
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Jeremy Judge | ... |
Jeremy Tracer
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| George Murcell | ... |
Saunders
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Alun Owen | ... |
Green
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Irene Prador | ... |
Sophia Gelderen
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| Guy Standeven | ... |
Taxi Driver (uncredited)
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| Marianne Stone | ... |
(uncredited)
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| John Tatham | ... |
Airline Official (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Cy Endfield | ... | (as C. Raker Endfield) |
Written by
| Cy Endfield | ... | (screenplay) (as C. Raker Endfield) and |
| Sigmund Miller | ... | (screenplay) |
| Sigmund Miller | ... | (original story) |
Produced by
| Steven Pallos | ... | producer |
Music by
| Thomas Rajna | ... | (score) |
Cinematography by
| Jack Hildyard | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| Oswald Hafenrichter | ||
| Kit Owens | ... | (uncredited) |
Art Direction by
| Scott MacGregor | ||
Makeup Department
| Harry Frampton | ... | makeup artist |
| Betty Sherriff | ... | hairdresser |
Production Management
| Barry Delmaine | ... | production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Douglas Hermes | ... | assistant director |
| Patrick Clayton | ... | second assistant director (uncredited) |
| Michael Stevenson | ... | third assistant director (uncredited) |
Art Department
| Ben Healey | ... | scenic artist (uncredited) |
| Don Picton | ... | assistant art director (uncredited) |
Sound Department
| Buster Ambler | ... | sound recordist |
| Jim Shields | ... | sound editor (as James Shields) |
| Jimmy Dooley | ... | sound camera operator (uncredited) |
| Peter Dukelow | ... | boom operator (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Cecil Cooney | ... | camera operator (as R.C. Cooney) |
| Ray Hearne | ... | still photographer (uncredited) |
| Dennis C. Lewiston | ... | focus puller (uncredited) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| May Walding | ... | wardrobe supervisor |
Music Department
| Ilona Kabos | ... | musical advisor |
| Thomas Rajna | ... | composer: verse music / conductor |
Script and Continuity Department
| Pamela Carlton | ... | continuity (as Pam Carlton) |
Additional Crew
| John Crewdson | ... | technical adviser (as Capt. J. Crewdson) |
| Joyce Herlihy | ... | production secretary |
Production Companies
- Britannia Films (presents)
- Pendennis Productions
Distributors
- British Lion Films (1959) (United Kingdom) (theatrical) (as British Lion Films Limited)
- Britannia Film Distributors (1959) (United Kingdom) (theatrical) (as Britannia Film Distributors Ltd.) (in association with)
- United Producers Releasing Organization (1961) (United States) (theatrical)
- Simply Media (2015) (United Kingdom) (DVD)
Special Effects
Other Companies
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Sir Richard Attenborough plays Ernest Tilley, a man who lost his daughter in a hit-and-run accident. He tracks down the man responsible for the accident and boards the same plane, threatening to blow up himself and everyone on board as an act of vengeance. What follows is an Airport-type movie with all the passengers having their own little subplots and fears. Written by Dimitri |
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| Taglines | Why Do You Want To Kill Me? The crisis of fear is faced by THIS BOY and his fellow passengers...Panicked by a demented man's desire for revenge! See more » |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | The aircraft on which this movie is set is a Tupolev Tu-104. This was a Soviet Russian-made passenger jet, code-named "Camel" by N.A.T.O. In this movie, the airline, on which the passengers fly, is a British one running a London to New York City service. However, it does seem highly unusual that they are operating this service with a Soviet-made Jet aircraft, especially since this movie was made during the height of the Cold War. In this movie, when the jet takes off, its Aeroflot markings and Soviet flag are easily visible. The Tu-104 was only operated by the U.S.S.R. and other Communist-affiliated countries, and the aircraft would not have been able to run a full passenger London to New York City service without a stopover (as occurs in the movie). Why the producers chose this aircraft and not the British-made Comet 4 or Boeing 707 (both aircraft had the range to cross the Atlantic) is a mystery. See more » |
| Goofs | When Capt. Bardow is pleading with Tilley, he tells him that there are 32 human beings on board the airplane. In fact, there are only 30 people on board the plane, 8 members of the flight team (captain, co-pilot, engineer, navigator, radio man, stewardess, steward, and bartender/purser) and 22 others. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Remembering Stanley Baker: Talking Pictures with Glyn Baker (2019). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Theme Music See more » |
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Capt. Bardow:
Mr Tilley you're a decent man, you must fight this madness with everything you've got. See more » |