Characters & Themes
The Net (1953) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1953 · 86 mins · English
- Directed by
- Anthony Asquith
- Starring
- Herbert Lom, Walter Fitzgerald, James Donald, Robert Beatty, Maurice Denham, Marjorie Fielding
A secret jet capable of three times the speed of sound is being built by a team of scientists. On the day of the test flight a researcher is killed in a mysterious accident, sparking debate over whether the aircraft should be ground‑controlled or piloted by Heathley (James Donald) himself. Tensions rise as a colleague exploits Heathley’s distracted marriage to Lydia (Phyllis Calvert), and the group must also uncover the enemy agent sabotaging the project.
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