Flying Supersonic

Flying Supersonic

Documentary, TV Movie | May 17, 2018

Thundering across the sky on elegant white wings, the Concorde was an instant legend. But behind the glamour of jet setting at Mach 2 were stunning scientific innovations and political intrigue. Fifteen years after Concorde's final flight, this documentary takes you inside the historic international race to develop the first supersonic airliner. Hear stories from those inside the choreographed effort to design and build Concorde in two countries at once - and the crew members who flew her.

Flying Supersonic

Documentary, TV Movie | May 17, 2018

Flying Supersonic
Thundering across the sky on elegant white wings, the Concorde was an instant legend. But behind the glamour of jet setting at Mach 2 were stunning scientific innovations and political intrigue. Fifteen years after Concorde's final flight, this documentary takes you inside the historic international race to develop the first supersonic airliner. Hear stories from those inside the choreographed effort to design and build Concorde in two countries at once - and the crew members who flew her.
Producers NOVA Productions, France Télévisions, BBC Worldwide France, Science & Vie TV
Original title Concorde, le rêve supersonique
Directors Thomas Risch
Writers Laurent Portes, Thomas Risch

Cast

Damien Boisseau

as Narrator (voice)

Jay E. Dryer

as Himself

David Stark

as Himself

Dominique Berger

as Himself

John Hutchinson

as Himself

André Puget

as Himself (archive footage)

Jacques Rocca

as Himself

Katie John

as Herself

Iain Gray

as Himself

Michel Polacco

as Himself

Mike Bannister

as Himself

André Turcat

as Himself (archive footage)

Michel Rétif

as Himself

Éric Dumont

as Himself

Frédéric Pinlet

as Himself

Jean Pinet

as Himself

Richard Nixon

as Himself (archive footage)

Bob van der Linden

as Himself

Frederick W. Finn

as Himself

Adrian Meredith

as Himself

Sally Armstrong

as Herself

Alain Verschuere

as Himself

Alain Ducasse

as Himself

Blake Scholl

as Himself