CinemaOSMovie · 1954 · 2h 27m · NR
The High and the Mighty

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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.

Directed byWilliam A. Wellman

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Status
Released
Runtime
2h 27m
Language
EN
Released
July 3, 1954
Studios
Warner Bros. PicturesWayne-Fellows Productions

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Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
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

Creative team
Directed by
William A. Wellman
William A. Wellman
Written by
Ernest K. Gann
Produced by
Robert Fellows
John Wayne
John Wayne

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