Two schoolboys steal a plane to end the Cold War. Dad's a pacifist. What could go wrong?
An English pacifist's (John Mills) sons run away from school and hijack a plane to Vienna to petition for peace.
Acting
Alastair Sim as the eccentric doctor—absolutely unhinged brilliance.
Direction
Leacock balances 1950s whimsy with genuine Cold War anxiety.
Director
Philip Leacock
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Released during the height of Cold War anxiety, the film's pacifist message was genuinely radical for 1955 British cinema.
Peter Asher (Johnny) later became half of Peter & Gordon and produced James Taylor and Linda Ronstadt's iconic albums.
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