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The High and the Mighty

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  • Movie
  • 1954
  • NR
  • 2h 27m

Directed by William A. Wellman

5.9

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5.9 out of 10 from 92 votes

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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 that takes a terrifying turn when disaster strikes high above the Pacific Ocean after the point of no return.

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Cast and crew

  • John Wayne

    John WayneDan Roman

  • Claire Trevor

    Claire TrevorMay Holst

  • Laraine Day

    Laraine DayLydia Rice

  • Robert Stack

    Robert StackJohn Sullivan

  • Jan Sterling

    Jan SterlingSally McKee

  • Phil Harris

    Phil HarrisEd Joseph

  • Robert Newton

    Robert NewtonGustave Pardee

  • David Brian

    David BrianKen Childs

  • Paul Kelly

    Paul KellyDonald Flaherty

  • Sidney Blackmer

    Sidney BlackmerHumphrey Agnew

  • Julie Bishop

    Julie BishopLillian Pardee

  • Pedro Gonzalez Gonzalez

    Pedro Gonzalez GonzalezGonzales

  • John Howard

    John HowardHoward Rice

  • Wally Brown

    Wally BrownLenny Wilby, navigator

  • William Campbell

    William CampbellHobie Wheeler

  • Ann Doran

    Ann DoranClara Joseph

  • John Qualen

    John QualenJose Locota

  • Paul Fix

    Paul FixFrank Briscoe

Director
William A. Wellman
Writer
Ernest K. Gann
Music
Dimitri Tiomkin
Cinematography
Archie Stout