The Man in the Sky DVD, 1957

The efforts of Jack Hawkins' test pilot John Mitchell to make a better life for his wife Mary and their two children seem doomed to failure. Then, at the Conway Aero-Manufacturing Company of Wolverhampton, he is scheduled to take the company's new rocket-propulsion transport plane up for tests, fully loaded and carrying two important passengers - Ministry official Crabtree (Donald Pleasance) and buyer's representative Ashmore. Mitchell learns from his boss that if Ashmore does not recommend the plane, the company will be out of business and Mitchell out of a job. While aloft however, an engine catches fire. Although the passengers and other crew bail out, Mitchell refuses to jettison the plane in the Irish Sea and begins an epic struggle to land safely...

Test pilot John Mitchell (Jack Hawkins) struggles to improve the lot of his wife Mary (Elizabeth Sellars) and their two children. At the Conway Aero-Manufacturing Comp... more >

Test pilot John Mitchell (Jack Hawkins) struggles to improve the lot of his wife Mary (Elizabeth Sellars) and their two children. At the Conway Aero-Manufacturing Company of Wolverhampton, Mitchell is assigned to test the company's new rocket-propulsion transport plane, carrying two important passengers: Ministry official Crabtree (Donald Pleasance) and buyer's representative Ashmore (Eddie Byrne). A solid offering from Ealing professional Charles Crichton on customary reliable form. < less

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