Out of the Clouds

Out of the Clouds
Directed byBasil Dearden
Screenplay byJohn Eldridge
Michael Relph
Based onThe Springboard (novel)
by John Fores
Produced byMichael Relph
Eric Williams
StarringAnthony Steel
Robert Beatty
James Robertson Justice
CinematographyPaul Beeson
Edited byJack Harris
Music byRichard Addinsell
Production
company
Distributed byGeneral Film Distributors
Release date
  • 14 February 1955 (1955-02-14) (UK)[1]
Running time
88 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Out of the Clouds is a 1955 British drama film directed by Basil Dearden and starring Anthony Steel, Robert Beatty and James Robertson Justice.[2] It was loosely based on the novel The Springboard by John Fores and was adapted by Rex Reinits, with a screenplay by Michael Relph and John Eldridge.

An Ealing Studios production, the film is composed of small stories dealing with the passengers and crew on a day at London Airport (the name of Heathrow Airport 1946–1966).

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  2. ^ "Out of the Clouds". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 29 May 2024.