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ISLAND IN THE SKY

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Part of the seriesWELLMAN Festival

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Introduced by William Wellman Jr., son of the director, with a Q&A following the movie

(1953) Forced down in remote Labrador desolation, Captain John Wayne must keep his WWII supply plane crew alive in minus-40-degree temperatures, as Lloyd Nolan, Andy Devine, and James Arness (Gunsmoke) search from the air. From the Ernest K. Gann novel. HD Projection (D-5), courtesy Batjac Productions, Inc.

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“One of the great flying films… Writer Ernest K. Gann was and is to flying as Hemingway was to hunting and fishing.”
– David Mamet

“Wayne gives one of the subtlest, most nuanced performances of his remarkable career.”
– Mikita Brottman & David Sterrit

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