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Q Planes
“DRAMA OF THE WAR ON SPIES!”
6.0 / 10• 1939• 1h 22m•NR• English
ThrillerMystery
Storyline
In England, an eccentric police inspector, an earnest test pilot and a spunky female reporter team up to solve the mystery of a series of test aircraft which have disappeared without a trace while over the ocean on their maiden flights; unaware, as they are, that a spy ring has been shooting the planes down with a ray machine hidden aboard a salvage vessel which is on hand to haul the downed aircraft aboard, crews and all.
Cast & Crew
Ralph Richardson
Maj. Charles Hammond
Lead
Laurence Olivier
Tony McVane
Valerie Hobson
Kay Lawrence
George Merritt
Mr. Barrett
George Curzon
Jenkins
Roy Emerton
Viking First Mate
FF
Frank Fox
Karl
Gus McNaughton
Blenkinsop, Hammond's Butler
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Tim Whelan's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Q Planes is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
