Island in the Sky (1953)

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He Fought Every Fury of Man and Mountain To Get Where His Woman Was!

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.

Released: 1953-09-05
Genres: Adventure, Drama
Runtime: 1h 49m
Status: Released
TMDB rating: 6.2/10 from 74 votes

Directed by William A. Wellman.

Top cast

John Wayne as Captain Dooley
Lloyd Nolan as Captain Stutz
Walter Abel as Col. Fuller
James Arness as Mac McMullen
Andy Devine as Willie Moon
Allyn Joslyn as J.H. Handy
Jimmy Lydon as Murray, Dooley's navigator
Harry Carey Jr. as Ralph Hunt, Moon's co-pilot
Hal Baylor as Stankowski, Dooley's engineer
Sean McClory as Frank Lovatt, Dooley's co-pilot

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Island in the Sky

United States: watch free on Kanopy; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home
United Kingdom: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video
India: rent on Amazon Video
Canada: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video
Australia: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video

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