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 consider the film as among the classic aviation films. The film also features Andy Devine, Lloyd Nolan, James Arness and Paul Fix.
Island in the Sky (1953)
Directed by William A. Wellman
Genres - Action-Adventure, Drama |
Sub-Genres - Disaster Film |
Release Date - Sep 5, 1953 |
Run Time - 109 min. |
Countries - United States of America |
MPAA Rating - PG
Description by Wikipedia
Movie Info
Budget
$967,000
Tags
Airplane, Aviation, Canada, Food Rationing, Navigation, Radio, Snow, Survival, World War Ii
Attributes
Narrative Location: Arctic
Subject: aviation, aviation accident
Subject: aviation, aviation accident
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Alternate Titles
Aventure dans le grand Nord
BE, FR
Avontuur in het verre Noorden
BE
Das letzte Signal
AT, DE
De witte hel
NL
Den vita helvetet
FI
El infierno blanco
ES
Geleiras do Inferno
BR
Hameni apostoli
GR
Inferno Branco
PT
Infierno blanco
ES
Insula din cer
RO
Island In The Sky
Island in the Sky
AU, CA, GB, US
L'aventure du grand nord
FR
L'isola nel cielo
IT
Ostrvo na nebu
RS
S O S - vi nödlandar!
SE
S.O.S. - vi nødlander
DK
SOS - vi nödlandar!
FI
Una isla en el cielo
AR, CL
Valkoinen helvetti
FI
William A. Wellman's Island in the Sky
, GB, US
Øya i himmelhavet
NO
Небесный остров
, RU
男の叫び
JP