X-15 (1961)

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Release Date: Dec 22, 1961 Wide

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Release Date: Dec 22, 1961 Wide

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This oddly technical drama about three test pilots for the X-15 devotes a great deal of time to scientific explanations and militarese, leaving slightly less time to examine the personal lives and motivations of the three pilots. The head honcho among the pilots is Lt. Col. Lee Brandon (Charles Bronson in a good performance), and Mary Tyler Moore makes her first feature-length film appearance as one of the Air Force wives who are in the background of their husbands' careers. Narrated by James

Unrated, 1 hr. 47 min.

Action & Adventure, Classics, Drama

Directed By: Richard Donner

In Theaters: Dec 22, 1961 Wide

On DVD: Feb 3, 2004

Cast

David McLean
Matt Powell
Charles Bronson
Lt. Col. Lee Brandon
Ralph Taeger
Maj. Ernest Wilde
Brad Dexter
Maj. Anthony Rinaldi
Kenneth Tobey
Col. Craig Brewster
James Gregory
Torn Deparma
Mary Tyler Moore
Pamela Stewart
Patricia Owens
Margaret Brandon
Lisabeth Hush
Diane Wilde
Stanley Livingston
Mike Brandon
Lauren Gilbert
Col. Jessup
Phil Dean
Maj. McCully
Chuck Stanford
Lt. Cmdr. Joe Lacrosse
Patty McDonald
Susan Brandon
Robert Dornan
Test Engineer
Frank Watkins
Security Policeman
Darlene Hendricks
Nurse
James Stewart
Narrator
Jerry Lawrence
Pat Renella
Engineers
Lee Giroux
Richard Norris
Operator

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5.5/10. Interesting from the aspect of the X-15, the angle of the wives at home and the personal life of the pilots is quite hokey and not necessary. It should have left the personal drama out. It makes for a peculiar mix of genre's. Notable for very early performances from Mary Tyler Moore and Charles Bronson.

June 29, 2007