What makes this film remarkable is the extremely skilful editing, by which it was put together, and the editor was no one less than David Lean.
It starts off rather moderately without much excitement, Roger Livesey being busy about directing his test pilot in waging his life in daredevil experiments in the air, but things begin looking serious when the test pilot starts courting Roger's wife. From that moment the suspense steadily increases to reach a tremendous climax in the air. There are quite a few murders or casualties on the way of an intrigue that constantly gets more worryingly complicated.
The music is also quite good, but it's the editing that makes the film an ace of efficiency. It was made before the war but shown when the war had started, which made it look even more serious. It's a small but enduring classic.
It starts off rather moderately without much excitement, Roger Livesey being busy about directing his test pilot in waging his life in daredevil experiments in the air, but things begin looking serious when the test pilot starts courting Roger's wife. From that moment the suspense steadily increases to reach a tremendous climax in the air. There are quite a few murders or casualties on the way of an intrigue that constantly gets more worryingly complicated.
The music is also quite good, but it's the editing that makes the film an ace of efficiency. It was made before the war but shown when the war had started, which made it look even more serious. It's a small but enduring classic.