| | High And The Mighty DVD (7 Customer Reviews)
| Category | Action/Adventure DVDs, Action Movies, Thriller Videos, Adventure, Suspense, Classic, Based On A Novel, Vintage, Disasters, Airplanes, Pilots | | Starring | John Wayne, Robert Stack, Claire Trevor, Laraine Day, Paul Fix, Sidney Blackmer, Paul Kelly, Robert Newton, Phil Harris, Jan Sterling, David Brian, John Smith, Doe Avedon, Karen Sharpe | | Director | William Wellman | | Composer | Dimitri Tiomkin | | Director of Photography | Archie Stout | | Editor | Ralph Dawson | | Producer | John Wayne, Robert Fellows | | Production Designer | Alfred Ybarra | | Screenwriter | Ernest K. Gann | | Source Writer | Ernest K. Gann |
Standard Screen; Soundtrack English; Special Edition John Wayne delivered one of his most memorable performances in THE HIGH AND THE MIGHTY, a suspenseful thrill ride that presaged the disaster films of the 1970s with the story of a commercial jetliner that suffers engine trouble on a transpacific flight from Honolulu to San Francisco. With pilot John Sullivan (Robert Stack) too panic-stricken to act, it's up to second-in-command Dan Roman (Wayne) to guide the aircraft to safety--despite being traumatized by the death of his own wife and child in a plane crash years earlier. Wayne's self-doubting copilot presides over jittery crew members and passengers whose stories are told in flashbacks and fleshed out by a stellar supporting cast that includes Claire Trevor, Jan Sterling, Laraine Day, Phil Harris, Robert Newton, and Sidney Blackmer. Directed by William Wellman from a script penned by aviation writer Ernest K. Gann from his own novel of the same name, THE HIGH AND THE MIGHTY garnered six Oscar nominations (including Best Director and Best Supporting Actress for both Trevor and Sterling) and an actual win for Dimitri Tiomkin's indelible, whistle-themed film score. Long held out of print by a legal dispute, this little-seen disaster classic has finally been restored and remastered to its pristine Cinemascope glory for a truly riveting tale of terror in the skies. High And The Mighty Reviews: "Often cited as among the first examples of the disaster film....THE HIGH AND THE MIGHTY remains superb entertainment."
-- Dave Kehr, New York Times
This is the only Doe Avedon video. High And The Mighty | List Price | $19.99 (You save $5.14) | | Studio | Paramount Home Entertainment | | Orig Year | 1954 | | DVD Encoding | Region 1 | | All Time Sales Rank |  1680  | | CD Universe Part number | 6872513 | | Catalog number | 887634 | | Discs | 2 | | Release Date | Aug 02, 2005 | | Rating | Not Rated | | Running Time | 148 Minutes | | Additional Info | Widescreen; Collector's Edition; Special Edition | | Movie Details | Color; Widescreen; Collector's Edition; Special Edition; 2-Disc Set/The John Wayne Collection |
High And The Mighty Movie Review High And The Mighty DVD 2-Disc Set
Region 1
Keep Case
Widescreen -
1.78
Additional Release Material:
Audio Commentary: William Wellman Jr., Karen Sharpe - Star, Pedro GonzalesGonzales-Gonzales - Star, Vincent Longo
Featurette:
1. On-Screen Introduction by Film Critic Leonard Maltin
2. STORIES FROM THE SET
3. ON DIRECTOR WILLIAM A. WELLMAN
4. THE MUSIC AND WORLD OF DIMITRI TIOMKIN
5. RESTORING A CLASSIC
6. A PLACE IN FILM HISTORY
7. FLYING IN THE FIFTIES
Trailers:
1. Original Theatrical Trailer
2. Batjac DVD Teasers
Text/Photo Galleries:
Photo Galleries
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