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High Flight is a CinemaScope 1957 British cold war drama film in Technicolor, directed by John Gilling and featuring Ray Milland, Bernard Lee and Leslie Phillips. High Flight was filmed with the co-operation of the Royal Air Force (RAF). The title of the film was derived from the poem of the same name by Pilot Officer John Gillespie Magee, Jr., an American aviator who flew for the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) and lost his life in 1941 over RAF Cranwell, where much of the film was shot.
Original Release
09/17/1957
Cast
Name | Character |
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Ray Milland | Wing Commander Rudge |
Bernard Lee | Flight Sergeant Harris |
Kenneth Haigh | Anthony 'Tony' Winchester / Tony Winchester |
Anthony Newley | Roger Endicott |
Kenneth Fortescue | John Fletcher |
Sean Kelly | Cadet Day |
Helen Cherry | Louise Dawson / Louise |
Leslie Phillips | Squadron Leader Blake / Blake |
Kynaston Reeves | Air Minister / Minister for Air |
John Le Mesurier | Commandant |
Directors
Writers
John Gilling, Joseph Landon, Ken Hughes, Jack Davies
Cast
Name | Character |
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Ray Milland | Wing Commander Rudge |
Bernard Lee | Flight Sergeant Harris |
Kenneth Haigh | Anthony 'Tony' Winchester / Tony Winchester |
Anthony Newley | Roger Endicott |
Kenneth Fortescue | John Fletcher |
Sean Kelly | Cadet Day |
Helen Cherry | Louise Dawson / Louise |
Leslie Phillips | Squadron Leader Blake / Blake |
Kynaston Reeves | Air Minister / Minister for Air |
John Le Mesurier | Commandant |
Jan Brooks | Diana |
Jan Holden | Jackie |
Richard Wattis | Chauffeur / Wilson |
Andrew Keir | Valetta Instructor |
Charles Clay | Colonel |
Noel Hood | Tweedy Lady |
George Woodbridge | Farmer |
Frank Atkinson | Parker |
Bill Shine | Policeman |
Ian Fleming | Bishop |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Irving Allen | Executive Producer |
Albert R. Broccoli | Executive Producer |
Phil C. Samuel | Producer |
Albert R. Broccoli | Producer |
Irving Allen | Producer |