The High and the Mighty

The High and the Mighty

5.9 | 1954-07-03 | Action Adventure Drama Thriller

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.

Featured Crew

William A. Wellman Director
Ernest K. Gann Novel
Ernest K. Gann Screenplay
Robert Fellows Producer
John Wayne Producer
Dimitri Tiomkin Original Music Composer
Archie Stout Director of Photography
Ralph Dawson Editor
Alfred Ybarra Art Direction
Robert A. Mattey Special Effects

Cast

John Wayne
John Wayne
Dan Roman
Claire Trevor
Claire Trevor
May Holst
Laraine Day
Laraine Day
Lydia Rice
Robert Stack
Robert Stack
John Sullivan
Jan Sterling
Jan Sterling
Sally McKee
Phil Harris
Phil Harris
Ed Joseph
Robert Newton
Robert Newton
Gustave Pardee
David Brian
David Brian
Ken Childs
Paul Kelly
Paul Kelly
Donald Flaherty
Sidney Blackmer
Sidney Blackmer
Humphrey Agnew

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