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Cone of Silence is a British film of genre Drama directed by Charles Frend released in USA on 29 march 1961 with Michael Craig
Cone of Silence (1960)
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Add to a movie listCone of Silence is a 1960 British drama film directed by Charles Frend and starring Michael Craig, Peter Cushing and Bernard Lee. The film is about the investigation into a series of crashes involving the fictional "Atlas Aviation Phoenix" jetliner. Cone of Silence is loosely based on the 1952 crash in Rome and investigations into the structural integrity of the de Havilland Comet.The film was based on David Beaty's novel, Cone of Silence (1959), later renamed Trouble in the Sky, the title of the film, as released in the United States.
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Captain George Gort (Bernard Lee) is a pilot for British Empire Airways, flying their route London - Rome - Cairo - Ranjibad - Calcutta - Singapore. He has been found to be at fault after crashing his Phoenix 1 jetliner on takeoff from Ranjibad airport, killing his co-pilot. He is accused of rotating too early, increasing drag to such an extent that the aircraft cannot achieve flying speed.Actors
Michael Craig
(Capt. Hugh Dallas)
Peter Cushing
(Capt. Clive Judd)
Bernard Lee
(Capt. George Gort)
Elizabeth Seal
(Charlotte Gort)
George Sanders
(Sir Arnold Hobbes)
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