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59% Critic Match
Toward the Unknown
“Somewhere at a secluded U.S. Air Force Base lives a picked handful of very special men — the rocket pilots of outer space and the eerie experimental craft that rule the skies beyond the sky...”
5.9 / 10• 1956• 1h 55m•NR• English
DramaRomance
Storyline
Tortured 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.
Cast & Crew
William Holden
Maj. Lincoln Bond
Lead
Lloyd Nolan
Brig. Gen. Bill Banner
Virginia Leith
Connie Mitchell
Charles McGraw
Col. 'Mickey' McKee
Murray Hamilton
Maj. Bromo Lee
Paul Fix
Lt. Gen. Bryan Shelby
James Garner
Lt. Col. Joe Craven
L.Q. Jones
2nd Lt. Sweeney
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Mervyn LeRoy's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Toward the Unknown is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
