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Starring	James Arness, John Wayne, Walter Abel, Lloyd Nolan
Director	William Wellman
Genres	Drama

Island In The Sky

Along with THE HIGH AND THE MIGHTY, John Wayne's thrilling survival epic ISLAND IN THE SKY is a Duke classic long held out of print by a legal dispute with the star's family. While both films were directed by William Wellman with a script adapted by aviation writer Ernest K. Gann from his own novel, this little-seen gem follows former WWII army pilot Captain Dooley (Wayne) as his transport plane runs out of fuel and crash lands in the icy tundras of the Canadian Arctic. It isn't long before Dooley and his surviving crew members face a limited food supply, below-zero temperatures, primitive radio equipment, and nearly impossible odds as they wait (and hope) for rescue. Walter Abel, Lloyd Nolan, James Arness, Andy Devine, and Harry Carey Jr. round out the star-studded cast, while dual cinematographers Archie Stout and William H. Clothier perfectly capture the vast expanses of snow-covered bleakness in crisp black-and-white photography that virtually gleams in this lovingly restored and remastered edition.

Starring	James Arness, John Wayne, Walter Abel, Lloyd Nolan, Harry Carey Jnr, Allyn Joslyn, Andy Devine
Director	William Wellman
Studio	PARAMOUNT HOME ENTERTAINMENT
Run time	DVD: 1 hr 45 mins
Certificate
Genres	Drama
Language	DVD: English
Hearing-impaired	English
Subtitles	DVD: English, French, German, Italian, Spanish
Released	To Rent: DVD: 14 May 2007

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  I HAVENT HEARD OF IT EITHER BUT LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING IT AND EXPECT THE OLD WAYNE SHOWMAN SHIP TO SHINE THROUGH AS LIKE THE REVIEWER IN WALES SAYS IT SOUNDS ... read more »
  
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  Along with THE HIGH AND THE MIGHTY, John Wayne's thrilling survival epic ISLAND IN THE SKY is a Duke classic long held out of print by a legal dispute with the star's family. While both films were directed by William Wellman with a script adapted by aviation writer Ernest K. Gann from his own novel,...