Uniform Title |
High and the mighty (Motion picture : 1954) |
Title |
The high and the mighty. |
Published |
Australia : Distributed by Shock Entertainment, ©2019. |
©1954. |
Description |
1 DVD-video (147 minutes) : sound, colour ; 12 cm. |
Notes |
Catalogued from container. |
Shock Entertainment : KAL5010. |
Originally released as a motion picture in 1954. |
Special features: Commentary by Leonard Maltin, William Wellman Jr., Karen Sharpe, Pedro Gonzales-Gonzales and Vincent Longo. |
Based on 'The High and the Mighty' 1953 novel by Ernest K. Gann. |
Credits |
Directed by William A. Wellman ; screenplay by Ernest K. Gann. |
Performers |
John Wayne, Claire Trevor, Laraine Day, Robert Stack, Jan Sterling. |
Summary |
Soar into the skies on a thrilling airborne adventure in this meticulously restored John Wayne classic. A commercial airliner develops engine trouble while flying over the Pacific Ocean. The pilot panics, so it is up to the washed-up co-pilot to get the plane down safely. |
Target audience note |
Censorship classification :PG. |
System details |
DVD video ; Dolby Digital 5.0 ; PAL ; Region 4 ; 16:9 widescreen, 2.35:1. |
Language note |
English, French, Spanish. Subtitles in English. |
Awards note |
Winner, Best score of a dramatic or musical picture, Academy Awards (Dimitri Tiomkin) (1954). |
Subjects |
Gann, Ernest Kellogg, -- 1910-1991 -- Film adaptations |
San Francisco International Airport (Calif.) -- Drama |
Flight -- Drama |
Airplane occupants -- Drama |
Aeronautics, Commercial -- Drama |
Aircraft accidents -- Drama |
Air pilots -- Drama |
Feature films -- United States |
Motion pictures, American |
Pacific Ocean -- Drama |
Genre |
Action and adventure films |
Film adaptations |
Feature films |
Fiction films |
Other Names |
Wellman, William A., 1896-1975 director. |
Gann, Ernest Kellogg, 1910-1991 screenwriter. |
Wayne, John, 1907-1979 actor. |
Trevor, Claire, 1910-2000 actor. |
Day, Laraine, 1920-2007 actor. |
Stack, Robert, 1919-2003 actor. |
Sterling, Jan, 1923-2004 actor. |
Gann, Ernest Kellogg, 1910-1991. The High and the Mighty Motion picture adaptation of (work) |
Added Corporate Names |
Warner Bros. Pictures (1923-1967) production company. |
Batjac Productions, Inc production company. |
Paramount Home Entertainment (Firm) production company. |
Series |
Hollywood gold series |
Links to Related Works |
Subject References:
Authors:
- Batjac Productions, Inc .
- Day, Laraine, 1920-2007 .
- Gann, Ernest Kellogg, 1910-1991 .
- Gann, Ernest Kellogg, 1910-1991. The High and the Mighty .
- Paramount Home Entertainment (Firm) .
- Stack, Robert, 1919-2003 .
- Sterling, Jan, 1923-2004 .
- Trevor, Claire, 1910-2000 .
- Warner Bros. Pictures (1923-1967) .
- Wayne, John, 1907-1979 .
- Wellman, William A., 1896-1975 .
Series:
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