Cone of Silence
Jet crash mystery solved !!! Where does the blame belong ? Is it the plane ? Is is the pilot ? Is it a plot ?
1960 · 1h 28m · Approved
Drama, Thriller
Directed by
Charles Frend
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Cone of Silence
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.
Director and cast
- Charles Frend Director
- Michael Craig as Capt. Hugh Dallas
- Peter Cushing as Capt. Clive Judd
- Bernard Lee as Capt. George Gort
- Elizabeth Seal as Charlotte Gort
- George Sanders as Sir Arnold Hobbes
- André Morell as Capt. Edward Manningham
- Gordon Jackson as Capt. Jock Bateson
- Charles Tingwell as Capt. Braddock
- Noel Willman as Nigel Pickering
- Delphi Lawrence as Joyce Mitchell
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