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Toward the Unknown
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5.9Tortured into a false confession while a POW in Korea, Major Lincoln Bond returns to active service as a test pilot. Determined to clear his name, Bond battles a hard-nosed base commander, prejudiced officers and his own insecurities.
Released: 1956-09-27115 minDir: Mervyn LeRoyDrama, Romance
Cast
- William Holden as Maj. Lincoln Bond
- Lloyd Nolan as Brig. Gen. Bill Banner
- Virginia Leith as Connie Mitchell
- Charles McGraw as Col. 'Mickey' McKee
- Murray Hamilton as Maj. Bromo Lee
- Paul Fix as Lt. Gen. Bryan Shelby
Themes
- love triangle
- u.s. air force
- romantic rivalry
- test pilot
- korean war veteran
- supersonic flight
- air force base
- torture victim
- navy aviation
- proving oneself
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Ratings
IMDb
6.5/10
746 votes
- Year
- 1956
- Runtime
- 115 min
- Genres
- Drama, History, Romance
- Rated
- Approved
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- romance film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Main subject
- aviation
- Director
- Mervyn LeRoy
- Screenwriter
- Beirne Lay, Jr.
- Cast member
- Ralph Moody
- Producer
- Beirne Lay, Jr.
- Cinematographer
- Harold Rosson
- FilmAffinity ID
- 310025
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1956-01-01
- title
- Toward the Unknown
- distributed by
- Warner Bros. Entertainment
- film editor
- William H. Ziegler
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