The Net (1953 film)

The Net
Directed byAnthony Asquith
Written byWilliam Fairchild
Based onThe Net by John Pudney
Produced byAntony Darnborough
StarringJames Donald
Phyllis Calvert
Robert Beatty
Herbert Lom
CinematographyDesmond Dickinson
Edited byFrederick Wilson
Music byBenjamin Frankel
Production
company
Distributed byGeneral Film Distributors
Release dates
  • 10 February 1953 (1953-02-10) (UK)
  • 5 November 1953 (1953-11-05) (U.S.)
Running time
86 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

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.