The Making of 'the High and the Mighty' (2005)

Leonard Maltin hosts this 8-part documentary covering various aspects of the making of The High and the Mighty (1954). Segments include: 1) "The Batjac Story: Part 1 1951-1963" a history of John Wayne's production company; 2) "Stories from the Set" anecdotes from several of the actors including Robert Stack, Karen Sharpe, William Campbell, and Pedro Gonzales Gonzales; 3) "On Director William A. Wellman" highlights from the career of the renowned director; 4) "The Music and World of Dimitri Tiomkin" a profile of the composer and conductor; 5) "Ernest K. Gann: Adventurer, Author & Artist" a profile of the writer; 6) "Restoring a Classic" how the film was restored; 7) "A Place in Film History" Leonard Maltin's critique and discussion of the film; and 8) "Flying in the Fifties" six former flight crew members relate what it was like to fly on commercial airliners in the 1950s.