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1952 | DIRECTED BY DAVID LEAN

The Sound Barrier

Movie Stats
Year
1952
Runtime
 109 minutes (1 hr 49 mins)
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First viewed:
13th Sep 2021
Last viewed:
11th Jan 2026
Total views:
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Release Dates
US release date
 US release
21st December 1952
73 years 10 months 24 days ago
Finland release date
 Finland
8th August 1952
74 years 3 months 6 days ago
South Africa release date
 South Africa
15th August 1952
74 years 2 months 30 days ago
Sweden release date
 Sweden
11th September 1952
74 years 2 months 3 days ago
France release date
 France
10th October 1952
74 years 1 months 4 days ago
Denmark release date
 Denmark
17th October 1952
74 years 28 days ago
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Directed by
david lean
Starring
J.R.
Susan
Tony
Philip
Jess
Will
Chris
'Windy'
Fletcher
Little Boy
ATA Officer
Factor
Susan's Baby
Controller
Controller
Peter Makepeace
Daughter of Philip
Test Bed Operator
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News from around the web
Breaking the sound barrier  American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Wed, 18th March 2026

The Sound Barrier – get up to speed with the re-release of David Lean's classic – video  The Guardian Mon, 4th April 2016

The Sound Barrier  Trailers From Hell Sun, 12th April 2020

David Lean x 4: This Happy Breed, Great Expectations, Madeleine, & The Sound Barrier  Slant Magazine Mon, 15th September 2008

Meet Andy Green, Who Broke The Sound Barrier In A Car And Plans To Go 1,000 MPH Later This Year  Forbes Mon, 9th January 2017

Female Composers Are Trying to Break Film’s Sound Barrier (Published 2019)  The New York Times Thu, 10th January 2019

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