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The Net
MEXICO · 1953

The Net

Emilio “Indio” Fernández
aviation technology scientific innovation mysterious death Cold War espionage human ambition
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Synopsis

A secret jet aircraft capable of traveling three times the speed of sound is being developed by a group of scientists. On the day of the test flight, one of the scientists dies in a mysterious accident, and there are many arguments concerning the flight itself; some think it should be ground-controlled while Heathley (James Donald) wants it to be a manned flight with himself at the controls. Confl

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