| Description |
2 videodiscs (148 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Series |
John Wayne collection.
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| System Details |
DVD, region 1, widescreen presentation; Dolby Digital, 5.1 surround, 2.0 surround. |
| Language |
Subtitles in English. Closed-captioned. |
| Cast |
John Wayne, Claire Trevor, Laraine Day, Robert Stack, Jan Sterling. |
| Credits |
Music, Dimitri Tiomkin; photography, Archie Stout; aerial photography, William Clothier; editor, Ralph Dawson. |
| 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. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: Not rated. |
| 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. |
| Subject |
Aircraft accidents -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Air pilots -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Pacific Ocean -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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DVDs.
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| Added Author |
Wellman, William A., 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, 1910-2000.
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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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Tiomkin, 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 |
| Standard No. |
097368876347 |
| Music No. |
88763 Paramount Home Entertainment |
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