Film

The High and the Mighty

1954 · 2h 27m · Adventure · Drama · Thriller

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IMDb

6.6

Rotten Tomatoes

46%

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 - one that takes a terrifying suspense-building turn when disaster strikes high above the Pacific Ocean at the point of no return.

John Wayne

Dan Roman

Claire Trevor

May Holst

Laraine Day

Lydia Rice

Robert Stack

John Sullivan

Jan Sterling

Sally McKee

Phil Harris

Ed Joseph

Robert Newton

Gustave Pardee

David Brian

Ken Childs

Paul Kelly

Donald Flaherty

Sidney Blackmer

Humphrey Agnew

Julie Bishop

Lillian Pardee

Pedro Gonzalez Gonzalez

Gonzales

John Howard

Howard Rice

Wally Brown

Lenny Wilby, navigator

William Campbell

Hobie Wheeler

Ann Doran

Clara Joseph

• William A. WellmanDirector
• Ernest K. GannScreenplay · Novel
• Robert FellowsProducer
• John WayneProducer
• Archie StoutDirector of Photography
• Dimitri TiomkinOriginal Music Composer
• Ralph DawsonEditor

The High and the Mighty - Trailer

Release date

July 3, 1954

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

2h 27m

Rated

NR

Genres

Adventure, Drama, Thriller

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