The high and the mighty [videorecording] / Warner Bros. Pictures presents a Cinemascope production ; screenplay by Ernest K. Gann ; a Wayne-Fellows production ; Batjac Productions, Inc. ; directed by William A. Wellman.
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.
Record details
- ISBN: 141570886X
- Physical Description: 2 videodiscs (148 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
- Edition: Special collector's ed.; widescreen.
- Publisher: Hollywood, Calif. : Paramount Home Entertainment, [2005]
Content descriptions
General Note: | Originally released as a motion picture in 1954. Based on the novel by Ernest K. Gann. "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. |
Participant or Performer Note: | John Wayne, Claire Trevor, Laraine Day, Robert Stack, Jan Sterling. |
Target Audience Note: | Canadian Home Video rating: G. |
System Details Note: | DVD, region 1, widescreen presentation; Dolby Digital, 5.1 surround, 2.0 surround. |
Language Note: | Subtitles in English. Closed-captioned. |
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
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Midway Public Library | DVD G HIGH (Text) | 35143000171113 | Video / Dvd | Volume hold | Checked out | 2024-02-27 |
Tumbler Ridge Public Library | DVD 2199 (Text) | TRL081232 | DVDs | Volume hold | Checked out | 2024-04-01 |
Quesnel Branch | HIG (Text) | 33923004940957 | Digital Video Disc | Volume hold | Available | - |