The high and the mighty / Warner Bros. Pictures presents a Cinemascope production ; screenplay by Ernest K. Gann ; a Wayne-Fellows production ; Batjac Productions, Inc. ; directed by William A. Wellman.

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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.

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:	John Wayne collection. Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Corporate Authors:	Warner Bros. Pictures (1923-1967) Batjac Productions Paramount Home Entertainment (Firm)
Other Authors:	Wellman, William A., 1937- Gann, Ernest Kellogg, 1910-1991 Wayne, John, 1907-1979 Trevor, Claire, 1910-2000 Day, Laraine, 1920-2007 Stack, Robert, 1919-2003 Sterling, Jan, 1923-2004 Tiomkin, Dimitri, 1894-1979 Stout, Archie J., 1886-1973 Clothier, William, 1903-1996
Language:	English
Language and/or Writing System:	Optional English subtitles; closed-captioned.
Published:	Hollywood, Calif. : Paramount Home Entertainment, [2005], ©1954.
Edition:	Special collector's edition.
Series:	John Wayne collection. Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:	Aircraft accidents > Drama. Air pilots > Drama. Pacific Ocean > Drama. Film adaptations. Feature films.
Genre:	Drama. Film adaptations. Feature films.
Physical Description:	2 videodiscs (2 hr. 28 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:	Video DVD

Description
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:	Originally released as a motion picture in 1954. "Restored and remastered"--Container. 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. Videorecording.
Call Number:	CM3 D0054055 VideoDVD PS3513.A56 H545 2005 VideoDVD
Audience:	MPAA rating: Not rated.
ISBN:	9781415708866 : 141570886X :
Credits:	Music, Dimitri Tiomkin; photography, Archie Stout; aerial photography, William Clothier; editor, Ralph Dawson.
System Details:	DVD, region 1, widescreen; Dolby Digital, 5.1 surround, 2.0 surround, Cinemascope.
Cast:	John Wayne, Claire Trevor, Laraine Day, Robert Stack, Jan Sterling.