“Islands in the Sky” is an adventure film about the crash of a U. S. military plane in a remote region of Canada and the crew’s struggle for survival in the dead of winter, hoping and waiting for rescue. Director William Wellman (“The Next Voice You Hear…” 1950) assembled an outstanding drama with realistic conditions of a plane crash. Many consider this movie as one of the best aviation films of all time.
The ensemble cast consists of John Wayne, Andy Devine, Lloyd Nolan, Paul Fix, James Arness, Harry Carey Jr., Regis Toomey, Darryl Hickman, Mike Connors, Carl Switzer, Herbert Anderson, Fess Parker, Ann Doran, Walter Abel, Allyn Joslin, Jimmy Lydon, Hal Baylor, Wally Cassell, Sean McClory, Gordon Jones, Frank Fenton, and William Wellman as the narrator.
The screenplay was penned by Ernest K. Gann, adapted from his own 1944 novel of the same name. The very watchable aviation thriller “Island in the Sky” was a hit in theatrical release for producers John Wayne and Robert Fellows and Warmer Bros. Pictures.
Island in the Sky (1953)
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My Review
“Islands in the Sky” is an adventure film about the crash of a U. S. military plane in a remote region of Canada and the crew’s struggle for survival in the dead of winter, hoping and waiting for rescue. Director William Wellman (“The Next Voice You Hear…” 1950) assembled an outstanding drama with realistic conditions of a plane crash. Many consider this movie as one of the best aviation films of all time.
The ensemble cast consists of John Wayne, Andy Devine, Lloyd Nolan, Paul Fix, James Arness, Harry Carey Jr., Regis Toomey, Darryl Hickman, Mike Connors, Carl Switzer, Herbert Anderson, Fess Parker, Ann Doran, Walter Abel, Allyn Joslin, Jimmy Lydon, Hal Baylor, Wally Cassell, Sean McClory, Gordon Jones, Frank Fenton, and William Wellman as the narrator.
The screenplay was penned by Ernest K. Gann, adapted from his own 1944 novel of the same name. The very watchable aviation thriller “Island in the Sky” was a hit in theatrical release for producers John Wayne and Robert Fellows and Warmer Bros. Pictures.