The British launch the world's first orbital vehicle. Their military sends a super-bomb along, which goes wrong and threatens the crew and a stowaway.The British launch the world's first orbital vehicle. Their military sends a super-bomb along, which goes wrong and threatens the crew and a stowaway.The British launch the world's first orbital vehicle. Their military sends a super-bomb along, which goes wrong and threatens the crew and a stowaway.
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe delta wing aircraft in the opening minutes of this movie was the long-range British heavy bomber the Vulcan. It was in use from 1952-1984 and saw service in the Falkland war.
- GoofsIn the opening sequence of the jet flying, it is obviously different from the one that is taxiing after landing. The jet on the ground is painted brown and black under the nose, while the one previously flying was entirely white.
- Quotes
Kim Hamilton: Well, what if the STARDUST blows up, as she probably will?
Cmdr. Michael Haydon: Well, then we'll know... at least the designers will know... that the fuel or the design wasn't perfect.
Kim Hamilton: Some people find it impossible to be quite so impersonal, Commander. If I may be personal, I'm glad I'm not your wife.
Cmdr. Michael Haydon: And if I may be personal, so am I.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Aweful Movies with Deadly Earnest: Satellite in the Sky (1966)
Other reviewers have given the plotline and it seems accurate, to the best of my recollection. However, regardless of how "talky" the film was, the dialog and visuals definitely made their impact, even on my fledgling brain. I have, more or less, remembered the story for 40 years. I'd like to write a script or make a film that someone else would find so memorable!
Maybe it was just that I was so young, but I remember loving this film and I would absolutely love to see it again. Maybe I'd be disappointed, maybe I'd smile at my young self, maybe I'd really like it. Who knows?
Details
- Runtime1 hour 25 minutes
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1