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The Net (1953)

The Net poster
Directed by
Anthony Asquith
Genre
drama film, science fiction film, spy film
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
1h 26m
Rating
6.3 of 10 from 6 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

An aviation research team working on a secret project is threatened by internal sabotage and espionage. A scientist must figure out who is leaking information before the project is compromised.

suspensefulmethodicaltensebrittishdatedrestrainedgritty

What happens

The Net (a.k.a. Project M7 (U.S. distribution)) is a 1953 British aviation thriller film made by Two Cities Films, directed by Anthony Asquith and starring James Donald, Phyllis Calvert, Robert Beatty and Herbert Lom. The film is set in the world of aviation research and was based on the 1952 novel of the same name by John Pudney. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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