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Title:
The high and the mighty [DVD video]
Edition:
Special collector's ed.
Publication Date:
2005
Publication Information:
Hollywood, Calif. : Paramount Home Entertainment, c2005.
Physical Description:
2 videodiscs (148 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Abstract:
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.
General Note:
Closed-captioned.

Title from disc surface.

Widescreen.

Originally released as a motion picture in 1954.

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.
Performers:
John Wayne, Claire Trevor, Laraine Day, Robert Stack, Jan Sterling.
Language:
English
Additional Language:
Subtitles in English.
Added Corporate Author:
Audience:
Canadian Home Video rating: G.
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