William A. Wellman's The high and the mighty

DVD 2005

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. .

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Air pilots Drama

Aircraft accidents Drama

Gann, Ernest K. (Ernest Kellogg), 1910-1991 Film adaptations

Pacific Ocean Drama

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ISBN:

141570886X

Edition:

Special collector's edition

Description:

2 videodiscs (148 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in
polychrome
digital
optical
surround
Dolby
video file
DVD video
region 1

Target Audience Note:

MPAA rating: Not rated

Other Title:

High and the mighty

Notes:

Originally released as a motion picture in 1954
Based on the novel by Ernest K. Gann
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
Music, Dimitri Tiomkin; photography, Archie Stout; aerial photography, William Clothier; editor, Ralph Dawson
John Wayne, Claire Trevor, Laraine Day, Robert Stack, Jan Sterling, Phil Harris, Robert Newton, David Brian, William Schallert
DVD,NTSC, region 1, widescreen presentation; Dolby Digital, 5.1 surround, 2.0 surround
In English with optional subtitles in English; closed-captioned
Academy Awards, 1955: Best music

Control Number:

534653

UPC:

097368876347

Other Authors:

Batjac Productions
Clothier, William, 1903-1996
Day, Laraine, 1920-2007, actor
Gann, Ernest K. (Ernest Kellogg), 1910-1991, screenwriter
Gann, Ernest K. (Ernest Kellogg), 1910-1991. High and the mighty
Paramount Home Entertainment (Firm)
Stack, Robert, 1919-2003, actor
Sterling, Jan, 1923-2004, actor
Stout, Archie J., 1886-1973
Tiomkin, Dimitri, 1894-1979, composer
Trevor, Claire, 1910-2000, actor
Warner Bros. Pictures (1923-1967)
Wayne, John, 1907-1979, actor
Wellman, William A., 1896-1975, director

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