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Island in the Sky
“He Fought Every Fury of Man and Mountain To Get Where His Woman Was!”
6.2 / 10• 1953• 1h 49m•NR• English
AdventureDrama
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
John Wayne
Captain Dooley
Lead
Lloyd Nolan
Captain Stutz
Walter Abel
Col. Fuller
James Arness
Mac McMullen
Andy Devine
Willie Moon
Allyn Joslyn
J.H. Handy
Jimmy Lydon
Murray, Dooley's navigator
Harry Carey, Jr.
Ralph Hunt, Moon's co-pilot
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. William A. Wellman's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Island in the Sky is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
