Satellite in the Sky

Satellite in the Sky is a 1956 British science fiction film. It was directed by Paul Dickson with special effects by Wally Veevers who would later work on 2001 A Space Odyssey 1968. Note The film stars Kieron Moore, Lois Maxwell, Donald Wolfit and Bryan Forbes. Note

The Tritbonium Bomb is to be released into space, but when the experimental spaceships propulsion unit fails and the bomb has attached itself to the hull, everyones life is threatened. The crew and their unwanted guest race against time to defuse or destroy the bomb.Satellite in the Sky was the first British science fiction film to be shot in Cinemascope and WarnerColor. Footage of the Avro Vulcan Note and the Folland Midge, the prototype for the later Folland Gnat aircraft series, was featured in the beginning of the film, as scientists push the envelope of highspeed flight and test exotic rocket fuels. The Midge portrays a fictional jet fighter used to test an experimental fuel. Wally Veevers extensive model work with miniatures and matte paintings was notable. The model rocket looks futuristic, although the spacecraft uses a ramp launch, and is a typical design of the period. ........

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