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No Highway in the Sky

1951 · 98 min

A quietly gripping aviation drama that balances technical suspense with gentle eccentricity and warm human connections.

Directed by
Henry Koster
Genres
Drama, Thriller
Starring
James Stewart, Glynis Johns, Marlene Dietrich
Tagline
EXCITEMENT and SUSPENSE 18,000 Feet Over the Atlantic!
Overview
James Stewart plays aeronautical engineer Theodore Honey, the quintessential absent-minded professor: eccentric, forgetful, but brilliant. His studies show that the aircraft being manufactured by his employer has a subtle but deadly design flaw that manifests itself only after the aircraft has flown a certain number of hours. En route to a crash site to prove his theory, Honey discovers that he is aboard a plane rapidly approaching his predicted deadline.

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Directed by
Henry Koster
Genres
Drama, Thriller
Starring
James Stewart, Glynis Johns, Marlene Dietrich
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • technology
  • survival
  • isolation
  • family
  • justice
Places
  • workplace
  • home
  • road trip
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour3
Realism7
Romance3
Tension6
Darkness4
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama, thriller
Directed by
Henry Koster
Written by
R.C. Sherriff, Alec Coppel, Oscar Millard
Starring
James Stewart, Glynis Johns, Marlene Dietrich, Janette Scott, Jack Hawkins, Elizabeth Allan, Ronald Squire, Wilfrid Hyde-White
Music
Malcolm Arnold
Cinematography
Georges Périnal
Runtime
98 min
Country
United States of America, United Kingdom
Languages
English

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