Island in the Sky (1953 film)

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Island in the Sky (1953 film) is a 1953 American aviation drama about a transport plane forced to crash-land in the frozen wilderness and the desperate search-and-rescue mission that follows.

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instanceOf aviation film
film
associatedWith Ernest K. Gann adaptations
John Wayne filmography
authorOfSourceWork Ernest K. Gann
basedOn Island in the Sky (novel)
linked to: Island in the Sky
cinematographyBy Archie Stout
colorProcess black-and-white
countryOfOrigin United States
director William A. Wellman NERFINISHED
distributedBy Warner Bros.
editedBy Ralph Dawson
featuresAircraftType Douglas C-47 Skytrain
Douglas DC-3
filmingTechnique location shooting with real aircraft
followedBy The High and the Mighty (1954 film)
genre adventure film
aviation film
drama
hasHomeMediaRelease Blu-ray
linked to: Blu-ray Disc format

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leadCharacterOccupation airline transport pilot
leadCharacterPortrayedBy John Wayne
musicBy Emil Newman
narrativeFocus air search-and-rescue mission
notableFor realistic depiction of air search-and-rescue operations
originalLanguage English
producer William A. Wellman NERFINISHED
productionCompany Wayne-Fellows Productions
publicationYearOfSourceWork 1944
releaseDate September 3, 1953
releaseYear 1953
runtime 109 minutes
screenwriter Ernest K. Gann
setInEnvironment Arctic wilderness
starring Allyn Joslyn
Andy Devine
Hal Baylor
Harry Carey Jr.
James Arness
John Wayne
Lloyd Nolan
Paul Fix
Wally Cassell
Walter Abel
timePeriodOfSetting World War II era

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Andy Devine notableWork Island in the Sky (1953 film)