| 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 .
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