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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
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