The High and the Mighty

The High and the Mighty (1954)

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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.

Date of release
1954-07-03
TMDB
5.9 / 10 (90)
Runtime
2h 27m
Genres
Adventure, Drama
Director
William A. Wellman

Casting

  • 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

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