Writing

Ernest K. Gann

Born — Died

1910-10-13 — 1991-12-19

Place of birth

Lincoln, Nebraska

Known for

Writing

Credits

7 titles

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Ernest Kellogg Gann (October 13, 1910 - December 19, 1991) was an aviator, author, filmmaker, sailor, fisherman and conservationist. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ernest K. Gann, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known for

Behind the camera

The High and the Mighty poster
5.9

Dan Roman is a veteran pilot haunted by a tragic past. Now relegated to second-in-command cockpit assignments he finds himself on a routine Honolulu-to-San Francisco flight that takes a terrifying turn when disaster strikes high above the Pacific Ocean after the point of no return.

The High and the Mighty

1954

The Last Flight of Noah's Ark poster
5.6

The only chance to escape a desert island is to convert the plane carrying many different animals into a boat.

The Last Flight of Noah's Ark

1980

Soldier of Fortune poster
6.0

An American woman arrives in Hong Kong to unravel the mystery of her missing photographer husband. After getting nowhere with the authorities, she is led by some underground characters to an American soldier of fortune working in the area against the Communists. He promises to help find her husband.

Soldier of Fortune

1955

Island in the Sky poster
6.2

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.

Island in the Sky

1953

The Aviator poster
5.7

A 1920s mail pilot and a rich man's daughter crash-land on a mountain full of hungry wolves.

The Aviator

1985

Twilight for the Gods poster
4.7

An alcoholic captain sails a two-master through danger with a call girl and others on board.

Twilight for the Gods

1958

The Raging Tide poster
5.1

A San Francisco hood is rubbed out by rival Bruno Felkin, who himself reports the crime to Homicide Lt. Kelsey in an alibi scheme which fails. To escape, he stows away on a fishing boat. At sea, skipper Hamil Linder receives Bruno kindly, teaching him fishing; Bruno enlists Hamil's wayward son Carl to tend his slot machines. Then Carl takes an interest in Bruno's girl Connie. Climax in a storm at sea.

The Raging Tide

1951