Demand arose to get the film released in home video formats. [40], By the 1960s and 1970s, The High and the Mighty became a television staple but, due to tighter broadcast schedules and several royalty disputes, its last appearances on broadcast television were in 1982 on the TBS cable channel, and on Cinemax in March/April 1985. "The Batjac Story: Part 1 (1951–1963) (film documentary). Similarly, the U.S. Coast Guard rescue plane was shown flying from San Francisco to towards the stricken airliner, film frame left to film frame right. [21] During cold weather, the soundstage was not properly heated, and cast members suffered from the cold. The High and the Mighty is a 1954 American disaster film directed by William A. Wellman and written by Ernest K. Gann who also wrote the 1953 novel on which his screenplay was based. "[23][24][25] Despite the initial issues on set, the two otherwise had a positive relationship and worked together on later films including Track of the Cat and Blood Alley. After several approaches, Wellman asked for "one more take" touching down even closer to the runway's threshold. You also have to remember that 1954 was a completely different time from now. [2], Casting for The High and the Mighty was problematic because there were no real "leading" roles which resulted in many of Hollywood's major stars turning down parts that did not appear to be "big" enough for them. As the airliner approaches rain-swept San Francisco in the middle of the night and at a perilously low altitude, the airport prepares for an emergency instrument landing. Additional exteriors shots were taken at Oakland International Airport, including all boarding, engine run-up, taxiing, and takeoff scenes used in the opening sequences. From my book blog www.JetBlackDragonfly.blogspot.com The High And The Mighty is the original airline disaster novel, inspiring many imitators such as Arthur Hailey's Airport and the classic series of films that followed. TMDb Score. ", "'The High and the Mighty' (1954): Who'll Stop the Plane? [2][27] For directing, Wellman received $100,000 as well as a portion of the profits. parodies, the first of which featured Stack lampooning himself). Nominated for 6 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.The High and the Mighty (DVD) Keating and Gann had flown together and the author recommended his friend for the work. Use the HTML below. There’s two ways to approach The High and the Mighty, both of which deal with combating the dated nature of it all. The Year's Greatest Cast!" "Douglas images, Photo ID: 1011538 (Photograph of a double door on a DC-4)". I guess this was before hijackings and such, and military was still prevalent, so no one would be surprised for there to be a gun carried on a plane like this. "From the Mighty to the Mongols," pp. A last-minute arrival, Humphrey Agnew (Sidney Blackmer), causes the crew concern with his strange behavior. Former captain Dan Roman (John Wayne), the flight's veteran first officer known for his habit of whistling, is haunted by a crash that killed his wife and son and left him with a permanent limp. [1] Most of the cast sat in the passenger cabin for weeks during filming. When a commercial airliner develops engine problems on a trans-Pacific flight and the pilot loses his nerve, it is up to the washed-up co-pilot Dan Roman to bring the plane in safely. ", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_High_and_the_Mighty_(film)&oldid=1016718971, Films that won the Best Original Score Academy Award, Films about aviation accidents or incidents, Films featuring a Best Supporting Actress Golden Globe-winning performance, Short description is different from Wikidata, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, Robert Keys as Lt. Mowbray, USCG (ASR Pilot, Alameda), Hardwick, Jack and Ed Schnepf. Wellman's experience was that the CinemaScope camera was "bulky and unwieldy", and the director preferred to station the camera in one place. Young second officer Hobie Wheeler (William Campbell) and veteran navigator Lenny Wilby (Wally Brown) are contrasts in age and experience. "Grand Central Air Terminal, Glendale, CA. The captain, John Sullivan (Robert Stack), suffers from a secret fear of responsibility after logging thousands of hours looking after the lives of passengers and crew. [3] Filmed in WarnerColor and CinemaScope, the film's cast was headlined by John Wayne, who was also the project's co-producer; Wayne stars as a veteran airline first officer, Dan Roman, whose airliner has a catastrophic engine failure while in transit over the Pacific Ocean. December 19, 2002. One crucial element in the film's resurrection was the extensive restoration required after decades of languishing in the Wayne film vault, where the film suffered major water damage and one reel was lost for a period of time, making the possibility of such a pristine restoration seemingly unlikely. 59. Those that stand out include Jan Sterling (oscar nominee and Golden Globe winner), Claire Trevor (Oscar nominated), Phil Harris, Robert Newton, and David Brian. And That includes Wayne himself. The High and the Mighty
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