Directed by:
Richard DonnerCinematography:
Carl E. GuthrieComposer:
Nathan ScottCast:
David McLean, Charles Bronson, Brad Dexter, Kenneth Tobey, Mary Tyler Moore, James Gregory, Patricia Owens, Richard Norris, James Stewart (narrator) (more)VOD (1)
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The courageous pilots of the Air Force's X-15 program are determined to take an experimental rocket 100 miles above the earth at four times the speed of sound! At stake is American air supremacy and proof that space travelis possible. But also at stake are their lives and the lives of the terrified wives they've left behind! (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
David McLean
USA
Best movies:
The Andromeda Strain (1971)
Nevada Smith (1966)
Kingdom of the Spiders (1977)
![Charles Bronson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/267/267687_2d5a20.jpg)
Charles Bronson
USA
Best movies:
Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)
The Magnificent Seven (1960)
The Great Escape (1963)
![Brad Dexter](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/480/480071_aaa829.jpg)
Brad Dexter
USA
Best movies:
The Magnificent Seven (1960)
Von Ryan's Express (1965)
The Asphalt Jungle (1950)
![Kenneth Tobey](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/093/885/93885953_da8d3f.jpg)
Kenneth Tobey
USA
Best movies:
The Stratton Story (1949)
Airplane! (1980)
The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit (1956)
![Mary Tyler Moore](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/271/271187_b1bc1a.jpg)
Mary Tyler Moore
USA
Best movies:
Ordinary People (1980)
Change of Habit (1969)
Thoroughly Modern Millie (1967)
![James Gregory](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/321/158321509_c31704.jpg)
James Gregory
USA
Best movies:
The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
The Flight of Dragons (1982)
Columbo (1971) (series)
![Patricia Owens](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/124/120/124120156_9e017e.jpg)
Patricia Owens
Canada
Best movies:
Sayonara (1957)
The Gun Runners (1958)
Hell to Eternity (1960)
Richard Norris
USA
Best movies:
The Harder They Fall (1956)
Count the Hours (1953)
The Caine Mutiny (1954)
![James Stewart](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/348/164348337_530de9.png)
James Stewart (narrator)
USA
Best movies:
It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
Rear Window (1954)
The Shop Around the Corner (1940)
Lauren Gilbert
USA
Best movies:
From the Terrace (1960)
The Fortune Cookie (1966)
Westworld (1973)
Pat Renella
USA
Best movies:
Bullitt (1968)
A Piece of the Action (1977)
A Gathering of Eagles (1963)
Lisabeth Hush
USA
Best movies:
Thoroughly Modern Millie (1967)
The Stone Killer (1973)
X-15 (1961)