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Features: DVD, Collector's Edition, Widescreen, Aspect Ratio 1.85:1, Dolby Digital (5.1), Dolby Digital 2.0), Dolby Surround Sound, Commentary, Montage, Photo Gallery, Theatrical Trailer, Featurettes, English Subtited, 2 Discs
Soar into the skies on a thrilling airborne adventure in this meticulously restored John Wayne film classic. In one of his most memorable roles, Wayne plays Dan Roman, a veteran pilot haunted by a tragic past. Now relegated to second-in-command cockpit assignments, he finds himself scheduled on a routine Honolulu-to-San Francisco flight - one that takes a terrifying, suspense-building turn when disaster strikes high above the Pacific Ocean at the point of no return. A "Who's Who" of Hollywood greats - Claire Trevor, Laraine Day, Robert Stack, Jan Sterling, Phil Harris and Robert Newton, among others - are aboard for this celebrated drama bursting with conflict and excitement. Nominated for six Academy Awards®, including Best Director (William A. Wellman) and two Best Supporting Actress nods (Trevor and Sterling), the film nabbed the Oscar® for Dimitri Tiomkin's unforgettable musical score.
Editor's Note
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.
| Features | Audio: English Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound | | Commentary By William Wellman Jr., Cast Members Karen Sharpe And Pedro Gonzales-Gonzales And Aviation Enthusiast Vincent Longo | | Featurettes: Stories From The Set, On Director William A. Wellman, The Music And World Of Dimitri Tlomkin, Restoring A Classic, A Place In Film History And Flying In The Fiftles | | Subtitles: English | | Audio: English Dolby Digital (5.1), Dolby Digital 2.0), Dolby Surround Sound | | The High and the Mighty Premiere Footage | | Batjac Montage | | Widescreen Presentation | | Photo Gallery | | Theatrical Trailer | | TV Trailer | | Introduction and commentary by film critic Leonard Maltin | | Featurettes: Stories From The Set, On Director William A. Wellman, The Music And World Of Dimitri Tlomkin, Restoring A Classic, A Place In Film History and Flying In The Fiftles |
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Release Information
| | Studio: Paramount |
| Release Date: 8/2/2005 |
| Running Time: 148 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 1954 | | Catalog ID: 887634 | | UPC: 00097368876347 | | Number of Discs: 2 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English | | Video: Color |
Aspect Ratio | | Widescreen 2.35:1 |
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| | Professional Reviews | New York Times
"Often cited as among the first examples of the disaster film....THE HIGH AND THE MIGHTY remains superb entertainment." 08/02/2005 p.E5 |
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