DramaThriller

Cone of Silence

- Jet crash mystery solved !!! Where does the blame belong ? Is it the plane ? Is is the pilot ? Is it a plot ?

A seasoned pilot is condemned for an error which causes a crash. The pilot later dies in a crash with similar circumstances and an examiner looks for scientific reasons for the crashes.

Release Date : 1960-05-10

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Aubrey Baring Productions

Production Country : United Kingdom

Alternative Titles : Trouble in the Sky

Cast

Character Name : Capt. Hugh Dallas

Original Name : Michael Craig

Gender : Male

Character Name : Capt. Clive Judd

Original Name : Peter Cushing

Gender : Male

Character Name : Capt. George Gort

Original Name : Bernard Lee

Gender : Male

Character Name : Charlotte Gort

Original Name : Elizabeth Seal

Gender : Female

Character Name : Sir Arnold Hobbes

Original Name : George Sanders

Gender : Male

Character Name : Capt. Edward Manningham

Original Name : André Morell

Gender : Male

Character Name : Capt. Jock Bateson

Original Name : Gordon Jackson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Capt. Braddock

Original Name : Charles Tingwell

Gender : Male

Character Name : Nigel Pickering

Original Name : Noel Willman

Gender : Male

Character Name : Joyce Mitchell

Original Name : Delphi Lawrence

Gender : Female

Character Name : Mr. Robinson

Original Name : Marne Maitland

Gender : Male

Character Name : First Officer

Original Name : William Abney

Gender : Male

Character Name : First Officer

Original Name : Jack Hedley

Gender : Male

Character Name : Navigator

Original Name : Simon Lack

Gender : Male

Character Name : Navigator

Original Name : Hedger Wallace

Gender : Male

Character Name : Steward

Original Name : Charles Mylne

Gender : Male

Character Name : Steward

Original Name : Howard Pays

Gender : Male

Character Name : Commissioner

Original Name : Ballard Berkeley

Gender : Male

Character Name : Commissioner

Original Name : Charles Lloyd Pack

Gender : Male

Character Name : Controller

Original Name : Homi Bode

Gender : Male

Character Name : Controller

Original Name : Anthony Newlands

Gender : Male

Character Name : Aircraft Controller

Original Name : Geoffrey Bayldon

Gender : Male

Character Name : 2nd Court of Inquiry Member

Original Name : Ernest Blyth

Gender : Male

Character Name : Miss Wright

Original Name : Olga Dickie

Gender : Female

Character Name : Court of Inquiry Member

Original Name : Victor Harrington

Gender : Male

Character Name : Court of Inquiry Member

Original Name : Walter Henry

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sir Henry

Original Name : Frederick Leister

Gender : Male

Character Name : Operations Room Worker

Original Name : Gerald Sim

Gender : Male

Reviews

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2024-12-08

Just as jet engine-powered aircraft were starting to take to the skies, veteran "Capt. Gort" (Bernard Lee) is involved in a near miss trying to take off in his new, state-of-the-art "Phoenix" aircraft. At the subsequent inquiry, he faces thinly veiled criticism from "Sir Arnold" (George Sanders) but is nonetheless cleared to keep flying by his senior colleague "Dallas" (Michael Craig). This earns both of them the chagrin of fellow pilot "Judd" (Peter Cushing) who's convinced of operator error and makes no bones about expressing his suspicions about "Gort" - especially when a landing at Calcutta reveals some foliage in the undercarriage. Thing is, both "Gort" and "Dallas" are convinced they are following the rules, to the letter, so what's wrong? When a tragedy ensues, the most convenient solution would seem to be to simply blame the pilot, but perhaps the foliage might reveal more clues as to what actually went wrong? There's a rather unnecessary romantic sub-plot with Craig and Elizabeth Seal's "Charlotte", but otherwise this is quite tautly directed thriller that uses some decent photography to illustrate the perils of the pilots and the claustrophobia of their tiny cockpits. The setting in India also presents us with an almost palpably hot and humid scenario for these airborne shenanigans. Cushing delivers best, I thought, as the man who comes across as jealous, or concerned, or ambitious or maybe all three? It's a simple story well acted and told and maybe isn't a film to watch if you have the slightest fear of flying (or, indeed, want one!).