X-15 is a 1961 American aviation drama film that presents a fictionalized account of the X-15 research rocket aircraft program, the test pilots who flew the aircraft, and the associated NASA community that supported the program. X-15 starred David McLean, Charles Bronson, James Gregory and Mary Tyler Moore. The film marked the feature film directorial debut of Richard Donner, and was narrated by James Stewart.
Theatrical release poster
Interweaving of NASA and original film footage was intended to present a realistic representation of the X-15 research flights.
An X-15, the subject of the film, in flight
David McLean was an American film and television actor, best known for appearing in many Marlboro television and print advertisements beginning in the early 1960s.
Publicity Photo of David McLean