Island in the Sky

1953 film by William A. Wellman
Movie film Q2248949
Island in the Sky
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Island in the Sky

Summary

Island in the Sky is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (122 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Island in the Sky's image is recorded as Island in the Sky-01.jpg[3].
  • Island in the Sky's instance of is recorded as film[4].
  • Island in the Sky's director is recorded as William A. Wellman[5].
  • Island in the Sky's screenwriter is recorded as Ernest K. Gann[6].
  • Island in the Sky's composer is recorded as Emil Newman[7].
  • Island in the Sky's genre is recorded as disaster film[8].
  • Island in the Sky's cast member is recorded as John Wayne[9].
  • Island in the Sky's cast member is recorded as Lloyd Nolan[10].
  • Island in the Sky's cast member is recorded as James Arness[11].
  • Island in the Sky's cast member is recorded as Andy Devine[12].
  • Island in the Sky's cast member is recorded as Harry Carey[13].
  • Island in the Sky's cast member is recorded as Walter Abel[14].
  • Island in the Sky's cast member is recorded as Allyn Joslyn[15].
  • Island in the Sky's cast member is recorded as Fess Parker[16].
  • Island in the Sky's cast member is recorded as Ann Doran[17].
  • Island in the Sky's cast member is recorded as Bob Steele[18].
  • Island in the Sky's cast member is recorded as Carl Switzer[19].
  • Island in the Sky's cast member is recorded as Darryl Hickman[20].
  • Island in the Sky's cast member is recorded as Frank Fenton[21].
  • Island in the Sky's cast member is recorded as George Chandler[22].
  • Island in the Sky's cast member is recorded as Gordon Jones[23].
  • Island in the Sky's cast member is recorded as Jimmy Lydon[24].
  • Island in the Sky's cast member is recorded as Louis Jean Heydt[25].
  • Island in the Sky's cast member is recorded as Mike Connors[26].
  • Island in the Sky's cast member is recorded as Paul Fix[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Producers include Robert Fellows[28] and John Wayne[29]. Island in the Sky's director is recorded as William A. Wellman[5]. Its screenwriter is recorded as Ernest K. Gann[6]. Cast members include John Wayne[9], Lloyd Nolan[10], James Arness[11], Andy Devine[12], Harry Carey[13], and Walter Abel[14].

Publication

Island in the Sky's publication date is recorded as +1953-01-01T00:00:00Z[30]. Its original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[31]. Its genre is recorded as disaster film[8].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include aviation[32] and aviation accident[33].

Reception

Reviews include 6.6/10[34] and 86%[35].

Why It Matters

Island in the Sky ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (122 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] . wikidata.org.
  28. [31] . wikidata.org.
  29. [34] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [35] . wikidata.org.
  31. [30] . wikidata.org.
  32. [32] . wikidata.org.
  33. [33] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [36] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [37] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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