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William A. Wellman's The high and the mighty Cover Image DVD DVD

William A. Wellman's The high and the mighty

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. .

Item details

  • ISBN: 141570886X
  • ISBN: 9781415708866
  • Physical Description: videorecording
    videodisc
    2 videodiscs (148 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Edition: Special collector's ed.
  • Publisher: Hollywood, Calif. : Paramount Home Entertainment, [2005]

Contents / Notes

General Note:
Based on the novel by Ernest K. Gann.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1954.
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.
Formatted Contents Note: Disc 1. Feature -- Disc 2. Special features.
Creation/Production Credits Note: Music, Dimitri Tiomkin ; photography, Archie Stout ; aerial photography, William Clothier ; editor, Ralph Dawson.
Participant or Performer Note: John Wayne, Claire Trevor, Laraine Day, Robert Stack, Jan Sterling, Phil Harris, Robert Newton, David Brian, William Schallert
Target Audience Note:
MPAA rating: Not rated.
System Details Note:
DVD,NTSC, region 1, widescreen presentation; Dolby Digital, 5.1 surround, 2.0 surround.
Language Note:
In English with optional subtitles in English; closed-captioned.
Awards Note:
Academy Awards, 1955: Best music.
Subject: Aircraft accidents Drama
Air pilots Drama
Pacific Ocean Drama
Gann, Ernest Kellogg 1910-1991 Film adaptations
Gann, Ernest Kellogg 1910-1991
Air pilots
Aircraft accidents
Pacific Ocean
Genre: Film adaptations
Fiction films
Feature films.
Feature films -- United States.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Drama.
Feature films.
Fiction films
Film adaptations
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

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