Toward the Unknown (1956)

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Country: USA
Genres: Drama, History, Romance
Release: 1956-10-01
Director: Mervyn LeRoy
Writers: Beirne Lay Jr.
Language: English
Stars: William Holden (I) (1918–1981) , Lloyd Nolan , Virginia Leith , Charles McGraw , Murray Hamilton (I) (1923–1986) , Paul Fix , James Garner , L.Q. Jones , Karen Steele (I) (1931–1988) , Bartlett Robinson
Runtime: 115 min
Awards: N/A
AKA: Destination okänd (Sweden) , Toward the Unknown , Toward the Unknown (Canada) , Bestemmelsested ukjent (Norway) , ロケットパイロット (Japan) , Einst kommt die Stunde (Austria) , Je reviens de l'enfer (Canada) , Soli nell'infinito (Italy) , O Cobarde (Portugal, Portuguese Republic) , Al borde del infierno (Spain) , Spre necunoscut (Romania) , Khalabanan az djan gozashteh (Iran) , Ku nieznanemu (Poland) , Lentäjän paluu (Finland) , Aan de rand van de hel (Netherlands the) , Raketfly X 2 (Denmark) , No Limiar do Desconhecido (Portugal, Portuguese Republic) , Einst kommt die Stunde , Je reviens de l'enfer (France, French Republic) , Sto heilos tis Kolaseos (Greece) , Meçhul hedef (Turkey) , Brink of Hell (United Kingdom) , Toward the Unknown (United States of America) , Rumo ao Desconhecido (Brazil)
Plot: USAF Major Lincoln Bond is captured, tortured and released from a POW camp in Korea. After the war he returns to the US where he is re-assigned as a test pilot at the Flight Test Center at Edwards Air Force Base. The Air Force is testing the new experimental aircraft Gilbert XF-120 fighter. The acceptance of the new aircraft by the Air Force is dependent on successful tests designed to prove the aircraft's reliability and safety. However, when Major Bond flies the prototype he encounters a problem that points out a dangerous structural flaw. This could threaten the aircraft's acceptance by the Air Force and derail the whole project. Major Bond's commanding officer and some of his colleagues start to suspect that Major Bond is imagining things because of his mental condition dating back to his imprisonment and torture in the Korean POW camp.
IMDB:tt0049870