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Island in the Sky: Directed by William A. Wellman. With John Wayne, Lloyd Nolan, Walter Abel, James Arness. A C-47 transport plane, named the Corsair, makes a forced landing in the frozen wastes of Quebec, and the plane's pilot, Captain Dooley, must keep his men alive in deadly conditions while waiting for rescue.
- (3.8K)
- Adventure, Drama
- William A. Wellman
- 1953-09-05
Budget. $967,000 (estimated) Box office. $2.75 million (US) [1] Island in the Sky is a 1953 American aviation adventure drama film written by Ernest K. Gann based on his 1944 novel of the same name, directed by William A. Wellman and starring and coproduced by John Wayne. Because of its realistic depiction of an actual aircraft crash, some ...
A C-47 transport plane, named the Corsair, makes a forced landing in the frozen wastelands of Labrador, and the plane's pilot, Captain Dooley, must keep his men alive in deadly conditions while awaiting rescue. Ernest K. Gann. Novel, Screenplay. William A. Wellman. Director.
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John Wayne is fantastic though and the aerial shots of Corsairs flying are superb. Rated 2.5/5 Stars • Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review chris h I've been flying for over 20 years.
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- John Wayne
- William A. Wellman
- Drama
Island In the Sky. Available on iTunes. The call goes out: "Dooley's down!" 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 forced ...
- William A. Wellman
- John Wayne, Lloyd Nolan, Walter Abel
Island in the Sky was director William A. Wellman’s first film with John Wayne as producer, a partnership that endured through five more films and led to some of Wellman’s most fascinatingly original work. Wellman himself voices the opening narration, announcing immediately his personal connection to this WWII-set story of pilots and the ...
Critics reviews. Blending desolation and anguish with an invincible spirit, director William Wellman’s tense drama stars John Wayne as Capt. Dooley, a seasoned World War II transport pilot forced into an emergency landing in Labrador’s frosty wasteland.
