The Man in the Sky
1957, English. Directed by Charles Crichton.
Dare-devil test pilot takes you on a nerve-tingling adventure!
The efforts of test pilot John Mitchell to make a better life for his wife Mary and their two children seem doomed to failure and he blames himself. At the Conway Aero-Manufacturing Company of Wolverhampton, Mitchell is to take the company's new rocket-propulsion transport plane up for tests, fully loaded and carrying two important passengers - Ministry official Crabtree and buyer's representative Ashmore. Mitchell learns from his boss, Reg Conway, that if Ashmore does not recommend the plane, the company will be out of business and Mitchell out of a job, since the plane is not even insured as the firm's entire capital is tied up in the plane. Aloft, an engine catches fire and the passengers and other crew bail out, but Mitchell refuses to obey orders to jettison the plane in the Irish Sea.
- Runtime
- 1h 27m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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Cast & crew
- Charles CrichtonDirector
- Jack HawkinsJohn Mitchell
- Elizabeth SellarsMary Mitchell
- Walter FitzgeraldReginald Conway
- Eddie ByrneAshmore
- John StrattonPeter Hook
- Victor MaddernJoe Biggs
- Lionel JeffriesKeith
- Donald PleasenceCrabtree
- Catherine LaceyMary's mother
- Megs JenkinsMrs. Snowden
- Ernest ClarkMaine
- Jeremy BodkinNicholas Mitchell
Details
- Released
- 24 January 1957
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Written by
- William Rose, John Eldridge
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The Man in the Sky runs 87 minutes (1h 27m).
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The Man in the Sky isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 24 January 1957. (Checked 12 November 2026.)
What movies are like The Man in the Sky?
If you liked The Man in the Sky, try No Highway in the Sky, The First of the Few, Reach for the Sky.
Who directed The Man in the Sky?
The Man in the Sky (1957) was directed by Charles Crichton and stars Jack Hawkins, Elizabeth Sellars, Walter Fitzgerald.