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Key Details

Release StatusReleased
Release Date1961-12-22
Languagenl
Runtime1h 47m
Production

United Artists, Essex Productions

5.7(20)
•1961•1h 47m

X-15

"The Rocket Ship That Challenged Outer Space!"

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Overview

X-15 is a 1961 movie that tells a fictionalized account of the X-15 research rocket plane, the men who flew it and the women who loved them.

Cinematography
Carl E. Guthrie

Principal Cast

14 credited
David McLean
David McLeanMatt Powell
Charles Bronson
Charles BronsonLt. Col. Lee Brandon
Mary Tyler Moore
Mary Tyler MoorePamela Stewart
Stanley Livingston
Stanley LivingstonMike Brandon
Ralph Taeger
Ralph TaegerMaj. Ernest Wilde
Brad Dexter
Brad DexterMaj. Anthony Rinaldi
Kenneth Tobey
Kenneth TobeyCol. Craig Brewster
James Gregory
James GregoryTom Deparma
Patricia Owens
Patricia OwensMargaret Brandon
James Stewart
James StewartHimself / Narrator (voice)

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