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53% Critic Match
Bailout at 43,000
“They live fast... fly fast... and fall fast”
5.3 / 10• 1957• 1h 18m•NR• English
Drama
Storyline
An Air Force major feels a volatile mixture of relief and anger when he is excused from performing a dangerous test in a new aircraft.
Cast & Crew
John Payne
Major Paul Peterson
Lead
Karen Steele
Carol Peterson
Paul Kelly
Colonel William Hughes
Richard Eyer
Kit Peterson
Constance Ford
Mrs. Frances Nolan
Eddie Firestone
Captain Mike Cavallero
Adam Kennedy
Lieutenant Ed Simmons
Gregory Gaye
Dr. Franz Gruener
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Francis D. Lyon's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Bailout at 43,000 is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
