The High and the Mighty (1954)

  • NR
  • 05/27/1954 (US)
  • Action, Adventure, Drama, Thriller
  • 2h 27m

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Overview

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.

Ernest K. Gann

Novel, Screenplay

William A. Wellman

Director

Cast

John Wayne's headshot

John Wayne

Dan Roman
Claire Trevor's headshot

Claire Trevor

May Holst
Laraine Day's headshot

Laraine Day

Lydia Rice
Robert Stack's headshot

Robert Stack

John Sullivan
Jan Sterling's headshot

Jan Sterling

Sally McKee
Phil Harris's headshot

Phil Harris

Ed Joseph
Robert Newton's headshot

Robert Newton

Gustave Pardee
David Brian's headshot

David Brian

Ken Childs

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