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Summary: My favorite movie of all time!
Review: I first saw The High and the Mighty in 1953 when I was only 12 years old. I decided then that I wanted to be an "airline stewardess". I never did achieve that goal. I have desparately tried to find the movie for years. It left such a wonderful memory and THAT MUSIC! I would also love to have the soundtrack from the movie. In the late 50's, I lived in Carmel and went to high school with two of Ernest K. Gann's kids. Had I only known then, I probably could have gotten a copy of the movie, very easily. I didn't know at the time that movie would always haunt me. I join all of you in waiting until the estate of John Wayne allows it to be released. Why they are focusing on witholding that particular movie of Mr. Wayne's, I find very interesting. PLEASE, PLEASE, ALLOW THE RELEASE! Does anyone out there know how we, as a group, could write and plead with the family!
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Summary: One of John Wayne's Best!
Review: This movie is a classic and should be made available for this generation! Who can forget John Wayne as the ultimate captain and "father figure" as he walks his sauntering way with his cocked hat and whistling that haunting theme? I remember my sister and I scouring the TV guide week after summer week to see if it might be on and marking it in highlighter and staying up to who knows when just to watch it again, sliced up with commercials! But the movie eloquently captures people's hopes and fears of not only flying but being worthy of their destinies. If only kids knew how lucky they really are to have MOST movies at their fingertips! Please vote to get this one re-released!
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Summary: Just my 2 cents.
Review: Truly a Classic, but let's not forget the magnificent score by Dimitri Tiomkin. All movies that I have seen that were scored by Mr. Tiomkin, were made more memorable through his musical artistry. "High Noon" is another good example.
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Summary: The Ultimate and Seminal Air Drama
Review: Add my name to the list of those who have seen and been captured by this haunting air drama. Seen as a youngster in the movies(where else) it remains one of the most memorable movies that I have ever seen. the tension, drama and ultimate triumph of a man and plane in the face of mounting tension is still not duplicated today with all of the gimicks and special effects that were not available then.A Classic JW and one that ranks up there with the Searchers.
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Summary: The High and the Mighty
Review: When we were making this film back in 1953 (1954 release), I had the privelege of being one of the children in the San Francisco airport scene (one of Mr. Lakota's many children). The Duke was wonderful to us kids and it was a real thrill to work with him because he was so gentle. I will never forget it as long as I live. The story is an in-depth study of different passengers' reactions to facing their own mortality and the toll the millions of air miles places on the pilots. The story is dated by today's standards, but the emotions, fears, and reactions are the same in the most modern of today's jetliners. This is a MUST SEE if you really want to see what makes people tick! I pray the estate will release this wonderful film .
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Summary: My John Wayners
Review: I was a boy when I saw the High and the Mighty. I'm 56 now. I only saw the movie once and at times it's an anchor for me. I've whistled the theme song all my life. The courage and strength, the power that he portrays inspires me.
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Summary: The High and the Mighty
Review: As a kid in the 50's I watched this on TV every time it aired in the L.A. area. This is, by far, the best John Wayne film with great suspense and a fabulous story line. PLEASE, JOHN WAYNE ESTATE, RELEASE THE FILM TO DVD so we can all enjoy it again, or for those who missed it, for the first time.
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Summary: We All Hope!
Review: Lets us hope that The Wayne Estate will finally release this film so we can all enjoy it again. ( also Wayne,s " Island in the Sky" Jan Sterling, David Brian, Robert Stack, James Gleason and much more make this film a landmark. and the touch of magic provided by the peerless Dimitri Tiomkin theme....
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Summary: Fun, tense, and great music to boot
Review: This movie won the Oscar for best musical score, and, together with the great cast and tense plot, is a great 2 hours 27 min! A fabulous film. They used to show it on WTTG-TV in Washington, DC 3x a year when I was a kid, and I saw them all I think. When oh when will they give me the chance to buy this on video?
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Summary: John Wayne's Epitaph
Review: I first saw this movie as a boy, and was captivated by the opening dialog, in which Wayne's character was described as "The only man I ever knew who was brave enough not to commit suicide!" I have never understood why it was not released on video. (I last saw it in 1973 on local TV in Chicago.) When The Duke died, I accurately predicted that the networks would select the closing scenes of The High and The Mighty as his epitaph--not She Wore A Yellow Ribbon, not Fort Appache, not Stagecoach, not even True Grit. And I was right--he went out with a loving "So long, you ancient pelican." The grand daddy of the disaster flicks, it is probably hackneyed today (the airplane has propellers for goodness sakes), but the story is first rate and Wayne is marvelous. Don't miss it if you ever get the chance to see it--you will never forget it.
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