Wings of Danger

Apr 1, 1952

1h 13m

★ 5.3

COUNTERFEIT CARGO! ...a fortune in loot...a fabulous woman...a sinister fugitive!

Overview

A former pilot suffering from blackouts discovers that a fellow flyer is suspected of being mixed up with a web of smugglers. While searching for his missing buddy, he unwittingly becomes entangled in a morass of suspicion.

Genres

Crime

Drama

Thriller

Production Companies

Hammer Film Productions

Lippert Films

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Cast

Richard Van Ness

Zachary Scott

Nick Talbot

Robert Beatty

Avril Talbot

Naomi Chance

Alexia LaRoche

Kay Kendall

Inspector Maxwell

Colin Tapley

Boyd Spencer

Arthur Lane

Snell, the blackmailer

Harold Lang

Jeannette

Diane Cilento

Mr. Talbot (uncredited)

Ian Fleming

During the Cold War, the Soviet Union captures U.S. pilot Francis Gary Powers after shooting down his U-2 spy plane. Sentenced to 10 years in prison, Powers' only hope is New York lawyer James Donovan, recruited by a CIA operative to negotiate his release. Donovan boards a plane to Berlin, hoping to win the young man's freedom through a prisoner exchange. If all goes well, the Russians would get Rudolf Abel, the convicted spy who Donovan defended in court.

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5.2

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6.5

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6.6

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4.8

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5.7

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5.5

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