The call goes out: "Dooley's down!" The frozen, unforgiving terrain of subarctic Canada is the setting as screen giant J... (more)
The call goes out: "Dooley's down!" The frozen, unforgiving terrain of subarctic Canada is the setting as screen giant John Wayne heads an all-star cast in this meticulously restored adventure drama. Set after World War II, Wayne plays Dooley, a former Army pilot flying transport missions, who is forced to crash-land his fuel-starved plane on a frozen lake after it strays from its course. A desperate game of survival begins as Dooley and his men confront a meager food supply, limited shelter, inadequate clothing, a primitive emergency radio transmitter, and an impending arctic storm. Meanwhile, Dooley's fellow pilots and their crews launch a seemingly overwhelming air search of the bleak, uncharted landscape -- grimly realizing that the rescue of the missing men diminishes with each tick of the clock. (less)