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Cone of Silence( 1960)

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

Overview

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.

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      Michael Craig

      Capt. Hugh Dallas

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      Peter Cushing

      Capt. Clive Judd

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      Bernard Lee

      Capt. George Gort

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      Elizabeth Seal

      Charlotte Gort

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      George Sanders

      Sir Arnold Hobbes

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      André Morell

      Capt. Edward Manningham

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      Gordon Jackson

      Capt. Jock Bateson

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      Charles Tingwell

      Capt. Braddock

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      Noel Willman

      Nigel Pickering

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      Delphi Lawrence

      Joyce Mitchell

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      Marne Maitland

      Mr. Robinson

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      William Abney

      First Officer

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      Jack Hedley

      First Officer

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      Simon Lack

      Navigator

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      Hedger Wallace

      Navigator

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      Charles Mylne

      Steward

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      Howard Pays

      Steward

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      Ballard Berkeley

      Commissioner

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      Charles Lloyd Pack

      Commissioner

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      Homi Bode

      Controller

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      Anthony Newlands

      Controller

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      Geoffrey Bayldon

      Aircraft Controller

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      Ernest Blyth

      2nd Court of Inquiry Member

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      Olga Dickie

      Miss Wright

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      Victor Harrington

      Court of Inquiry Member

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      Walter Henry

      Court of Inquiry Member

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      Frederick Leister

      Sir Henry

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      Gerald Sim

      Operations Room Worker

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    A review by CinemaSerf

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    Written by CinemaSerf on Sun Dec 08 2024
    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...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    -

    Revenue

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    Keywords

    • airplane
    • based on novel or book
    • pilot
    • airplane crash
    • courtroom
    • aircraft factory