in July 2005 and released as special edition DVDs that August. See also John Wayne filmography Island hopping Survival References Notes Bibliography Hardwick, Jack and Ed Schnepf. "A Viewer's Guide to Aviation Movies." The Making of the Great Aviation Films. General Aviation Series, Volume 2, 1989. Ricci, Mark and Boris and Steve Zmijewsky. The Films of John Wayne. New York: Citadel Press, 1970. . Shane, Bob. "The Makings of 'The High and the Mighty': A Former Airline Pilot Remembers the Filming of an Aviation Classic." Airpower, Volume 36, no. 1, January 2006. Sike, James R. "Fists, Dames & Wings." Air Progress Aviation Review, Volume 4, No. 4, October 1980. External links 1953 films 1953 adventure films American adventure films 1950s English-language films American aviation films American disaster films Films about aviation accidents or incidents Films based on American novels Films directed by William A. Wellman Films produced by John Wayne Batjac Productions films Films scored by Emil Newman Films set in Newfoundland and Labrador Films set in the Arctic Films about the United States Air Force Warner Bros. films American black-and-white films 1950s American films