Edition |
Special collector's ed. |
Description |
2 videodiscs (148 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. |
Series |
The John Wayne collection
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Note |
Originally released as a motion picture in 1954. |
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Special features: Disc 1: Introduction and commentary by Leonard Maltin; commentary by William Wellman Jr., Karen Sharpe, Pedro Gonzales-Gonzales and Vincent Longo; Disc 2: introduction by Leonard Maltin; the Batjac story; stories from the set; on director William A. Wellman; the music and world of Dimitri Tiomkin; restoring a classic; a place in film history; Ernest K. Gann - adventurer, author & artist; flying in the fifties; theatrical trailer, TV trailer, Batjac Montage; The High and the Mighty premiere footage; photo gallery. |
Credits |
Music, Dimitri Tiomkin; photography, Archie Stout; aerial photography, William Clothier; editor, Ralph Dawson. |
Cast |
John Wayne, Claire Trevor, Laraine Day, Robert Stack, Jan Sterling. |
Summary |
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. Based on an Ernest K. Gann bestseller. |
Audience |
MPAA rating: Not rated. |
System Details |
DVD, region 1, widescreen presentation; Dolby Digital, 5.1 surround, 2.0 surround. |
Language |
Subtitles in English. Closed-captioned. |
Subject |
Aircraft accidents -- Drama.
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Air pilots -- Drama.
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DVD-Video discs.
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Pacific Ocean -- Drama.
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Genre/Form |
Feature films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Added Author |
Wellman, William Augustus, 1896-1975.
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Gann, Ernest Kellogg, 1910-1991.
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Wayne, John, 1907-1979.
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Trevor, Claire, 1909-2000.
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Day, Laraine, 1920-2007.
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Stack, Robert, 1919-2003.
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Sterling, Jan, 1923-2004.
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Tiompkin, Dimitri, 1894-1979.
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Stout, Archie J., 1886-1973.
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Clothier, William, 1903-1996
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Warner Bros. Pictures (1923-1967)
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Batjac Productions.
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Paramount Home Entertainment (Firm)
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ISBN |
141570886X |
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9781415708866 |
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4712 |
Standard No. |
097368876347 |
Music No. |
88763 Paramount Home Entertainment |
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