| Edition |
Special collector's edition. |
| Description |
2 videodiscs (148 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.. |
| Series |
The John Wayne collection |
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John Wayne collection.
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| System Details |
DVD, region 1, widescreen presentation; Dolby Digital. |
| Note |
Title from container. |
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Based on a book by Ernest K. Gann. |
| Cast |
John Wayne, Claire Trevor, Laraine Day, Robert Stack, Jan Sterling. |
| Note |
Originally released as a motion picture in 1954. |
| Audience |
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. |
| Note |
Special features: Disc 1: Introduction by Leonard Maltin ; Commentary by Leonard Maltin, 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. |
| Language |
English dialogue; closed-captioned. |
| Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
| Subject |
Aircraft accidents -- Drama.
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Air pilots -- Drama.
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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 A., 1937-
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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.
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Paramount Home Entertainment (Firm)
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| ISBN |
141570886X |
| Standard No. |
097368876347 |
| Music No. |
88763 Paramount Home Entertainment |
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