02399cgm a2200409 i 4500 1262031227 TxAuBib d 050616s2005||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9781415708866 141570886X 097368876347 88763 Paramount Home Entertainment TxAuBib rda The high and the mighty / Warner Brothers Pictures presents a Cinemascope production ; screenplay by Ernest K. Gann ; a Wayne-Fellows production ; Batjac Productions, Incorporated ; directed by William A. Wellman. Special collector's ed. ; widescreen version. Hollywood, Calif : Paramount Home Entertainment, [2005] 2 videodiscs (148 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. tdi rdacontent v rdamedia vd rdacarrier Originally produced 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 and artist; flying in the fifties; theatrical trailer, TV trailer, Batjac Montage; The High and the Mighty premiere footage; photo gallery. Music, Dimitri Tiomkin; photography, Archie Stout; aerial photography, William Clothier; editor, Ralph Dawson. John Wayne, Claire Trevor, Laraine Day, Robert Stack, Jan Sterling. 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. Ontario film Board DVD rating: PG. DVD; Dolby digital, 5.1 surround. Closed-captioned. Air pilots Drama. Aircraft accidents Drama. Pacific Ocean Drama. Wellm an, William A., 1937- CinemaScope Production. Paramount Home Entertainment (Firm). Warner Bros. Pictures.