Cat. No. DVDM 1688: ISLAND IN THE SKY ~ JOHN WAYNE / LLOYD NOLAN / JAMES ARNESS / ANDY DEVINE. PARAMOUNT / SHOCK KAL5013.
FORMAT: PAL REGION: 4.
BLACK & WHITE RUNNING TIME: 109 MINS.
REVIEW: The frozen, unforgiving terrain of subarctic Canada is the setting as screen giant JOHN WAYNE heads an all-star cast in this meticulously restored adventure drama. Set after World War II, Wayne plays Dooley, a former army pilot flying transport missions, who is is forced to crash-land his fuel-starved plane on a frozen lake after it strays from the course. A desperate game of survival begins as Dooley and his men confront a meager food supply, inappropriate clothing and a primitive radio transmitter and an impending Arctic storm. Meanwhile, Dooley’s fellow pilots and their crews launch a seemingly overwhelming air search of the bleak, unchartered landscape – grimly realizing that the rescue of the missing men diminishes with each tick of the clock. LLOYD NOLAN, WALTER ABEL, JAMES ARNESS, ANDY DEVINE and HARRY CAREY. JR. also star in this engrossing tale of bravery, hope and survival of the human spirit.
SPECIAL FEATURES: *Introduction by Leonard Maltin *Commentary by Leonard Maltin, William Wellman Jr., Darryl Hickman , James Lydon and Vincent Longo *Dooley’s Down: The Making Of Island In The Sky *Earnest K. Gann – Adventurer, Author, Artist *Flight School – The Art Of Aerial Cinematography *The John Wayne Stock Company: Harry Carey Jr. *Flying for Uncle Sam *Theatrical Trailer *Newsreel Footage Of Premiere *Introduction To Gunsmoke TV Promo *Batjac Montage *Photo Gallery *Full Screen Format *Dolby Digital – English Mono *English Subtitles.
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