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Broken Journey

6.1/10
TMDB8 votes
1948Original: English89 min

A plane flying over the Swiss Alps develops engine trouble and is forced to crash-land on a glacier. Unable to radio for help because of damaged batteries and with limited food supplies, the survivors must come to a decision -- whether to stay and wait for help they believe is coming or to leave the shelter of the wrecked plane and set out in bad weather to try to reach civilization.

Genres: Drama
Cast: Phyllis Calvert, James Donald, Margot Grahame, Francis L. Sullivan, Guy Rolfe

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About Broken Journey

Broken Journey (1948) is a film in the drama genres. Directed by Ken Annakin, Michael C. Chorlton. The cast includes Phyllis Calvert, James Donald, Margot Grahame, Francis L. Sullivan.

Released
1948-04-14
Original language
English
Runtime
89 minutes
Status
Released
Production countries
United Kingdom
Production companies
Gainsborough Pictures
Writers
Robert Westerby

Broken Journey cast & characters

Audience reviews

6.1/10 from 8 TMDB votes. Ratings and reviews are supplied by TMDB. Reviews are attributed to their original authors.

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A group of folks are on a plane that crash lands high in the Swiss Alps. Their radio is flat so they have to decide whether to stick it out in the (relative) safety of their aircraft or set off to find help. It's got quite a good British cast - a starring performance from Francis L. Sullivan with Guy Rolfe & Phyllis Calvert et al but the characters are all pretty unattractive and by the end I really didn't much care…

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A group of folks are on a plane that crash lands high in the Swiss Alps. Their radio is flat so they have to decide whether to stick it out in the (relative) safety of their aircraft or set off to find help. It's got quite a good British cast - a starring performance from Francis L. Sullivan with Guy Rolfe & Phyllis Calvert et al but the characters are all pretty unattractive and by the end I really didn't much care if they survived or not... It is also quite dialogue heavy with precious little actual action once the plane has skidded to it's lofty stop.

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What is Broken Journey about?

A plane flying over the Swiss Alps develops engine trouble and is forced to crash-land on a glacier. Unable to radio for help because of damaged batteries and with limited food supplies, the survivors must come to a decision -- whether to stay and wait for help they believe is coming or to leave the shelter of the wrecked plane and set out in bad weather to try to reach civilization.

Who stars in Broken Journey?

Phyllis Calvert, James Donald, Margot Grahame, Francis L. Sullivan, Guy Rolfe, David Tomlinson. See the cast cards above for character names.

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