The High and the Mighty
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The High and the Mighty is a 1954 American disaster drama film, directed by William A. Wellman and starring John Wayne, that helped establish the modern airplane-disaster movie genre.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The High and the Mighty canonical | 9 |
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Target entity: The High and the Mighty Context triple: [Robert Stack, notableWork, The High and the Mighty]
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A.
The Hump
The Hump was the perilous World War II Allied airlift route over the eastern Himalayas used to transport vital supplies from India to China after the Japanese cut off the Burma Road.
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B.
The Mighty Eighth
The Mighty Eighth is the famed Eighth Air Force of the United States Army Air Forces, renowned for its pivotal strategic bombing campaigns over Europe during World War II.
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C.
The Memphis Belle: A Story of a Flying Fortress
The Memphis Belle: A Story of a Flying Fortress is a 1944 World War II documentary film that follows the crew of a B-17 bomber on their final combat mission over Europe.
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D.
Twelve O’Clock High
Twelve O’Clock High is a classic 1949 World War II drama film about the psychological strain on U.S. Army Air Force bomber crews, widely regarded as one of Gregory Peck’s most powerful performances.
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E.
The Spirit of St. Louis
The Spirit of St. Louis is Charles Lindbergh’s Pulitzer Prize–winning autobiographical account of his pioneering 1927 solo nonstop flight across the Atlantic Ocean.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: The High and the Mighty Target entity description: The High and the Mighty is a 1954 American disaster drama film, directed by William A. Wellman and starring John Wayne, that helped establish the modern airplane-disaster movie genre.
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A.
The Hump
The Hump was the perilous World War II Allied airlift route over the eastern Himalayas used to transport vital supplies from India to China after the Japanese cut off the Burma Road.
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B.
The Mighty Eighth
The Mighty Eighth is the famed Eighth Air Force of the United States Army Air Forces, renowned for its pivotal strategic bombing campaigns over Europe during World War II.
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C.
The Memphis Belle: A Story of a Flying Fortress
The Memphis Belle: A Story of a Flying Fortress is a 1944 World War II documentary film that follows the crew of a B-17 bomber on their final combat mission over Europe.
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D.
Twelve O’Clock High
Twelve O’Clock High is a classic 1949 World War II drama film about the psychological strain on U.S. Army Air Force bomber crews, widely regarded as one of Gregory Peck’s most powerful performances.
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E.
The Spirit of St. Louis
The Spirit of St. Louis is Charles Lindbergh’s Pulitzer Prize–winning autobiographical account of his pioneering 1927 solo nonstop flight across the Atlantic Ocean.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
aviation film
ⓘ
film ⓘ |
| aspectOf | airplane-disaster movie genre ⓘ |
| award | Academy Award for Best Original Score NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardWinner | Dimitri Tiomkin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | The High and the Mighty (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnWorkAuthor | Ernest K. Gann NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Archie Stout NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colorProcess | Technicolor ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | William A. Wellman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributedBy |
Warner Bros. Pictures
ⓘ
surface form:
Warner Bros.
|
| distributorRegion |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| editedBy | Ralph Dawson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingTechnique | widescreen ⓘ |
| genre |
adventure
ⓘ
disaster ⓘ drama ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
aviation safety
ⓘ
human drama under crisis ⓘ |
| musicBy | Dimitri Tiomkin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | in-flight emergency on a passenger airliner ⓘ |
| nominatedFor |
Academy Award for Best Director
ⓘ
Academy Award for Best Film Editing NERFINISHED ⓘ Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress ⓘ Academy Award for Best Writing, Screenplay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | helping establish the modern airplane-disaster movie genre ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| producer |
John Wayne
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Robert Fellows NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Wayne-Fellows Productions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1954-07-03 ⓘ |
| releaseDecade | 1950s ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1954 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 147 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Ernest K. Gann NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
airliner in flight
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trans-Pacific commercial flight ⓘ |
| starring |
Claire Trevor
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
David Brian NERFINISHED ⓘ Jan Sterling NERFINISHED ⓘ John Wayne NERFINISHED ⓘ Julie Bishop NERFINISHED ⓘ Laraine Day NERFINISHED ⓘ Paul Kelly NERFINISHED ⓘ Phil Harris NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Stack NERFINISHED ⓘ Sidney Blackmer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: The High and the Mighty Description of subject: The High and the Mighty is a 1954 American disaster drama film, directed by William A. Wellman and starring John Wayne, that helped establish the modern airplane-disaster movie genre.
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