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Toward the Unknown (1956)

1956 · Feature film · 115 min · dir. Mervyn LeRoy

Somewhere at a secluded U.S. Air Force Base lives a picked handful of very special men — the rocket pilots of outer space and the eerie experimental craft that rule the skies beyond the sky...

  • Drama
  • Romance

Synopsis

Toward the Unknown, originally called Flight Test Center and titled Brink of Hell in its UK release, is a 1956 American aviation film about the dawn of supersonic flight filmed on location at Edwards Air Force Base. Starring William Holden, Lloyd Nolan and Virginia Leith, the film features the screen debut of James Garner.

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Details

Director
Mervyn LeRoy
Writer
Beirne Lay Jr.
Composer
Paul Baron
Cinematography
Harold Rosson
Studio
Toluca Productions, Warner Bros. Pictures
Released
1956-09-27
Running time
115 minutes

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