Plot
In 1862, daredevil balloon pilot Amelia Wren teams up with pioneering meteorologist James Glaisher to advance human knowledge of the weather and fly higher than anyone in history. While breaking records and advancing scientific discovery, their voyage to the very edge of existence helps the unlikely pair find their place in the world they have left far below them. But they face physical and emotional challenges in the thin air, as the ascent becomes a fight for survival.
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Cast
Eddie Redmayne
James Glaisher
Felicity Jones
Amelia Wren
Tom Courtenay
Arthur Glaisher
Phoebe Fox
Antonia
Himesh Patel
John Trew
Rebecca Front
Aunt Frances
Robert Glenister
Ned Chambers
Vincent Perez
Pierre Rennes
Anne Reid
Ethel Glaisher
Lewin Lloyd
Charlie
Tim McInnerny
Airy
Thomas Arnold
Charles Green
Lisa Jackson
Poppy
Elsa Alili
Antonia's Daughter #1
Connie Price
Antonia's Daughter #2
Gunce Ates
Villager Mary (uncredited)
Abbey Butler
(uncredited)
Julian Ferro
Peddler (uncredited)
Kamil Lemieszewski
Scientist of Royal Society (uncredited)
Jason Lines
Street Doctor (uncredited)
John Taylor
English Gentleman (uncredited)
Robert Ryan
Royal Society Man