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The High and the Mighty
“The 2-Year Best-Seller Sensation! The Year's Greatest Cast!”
5.9 / 10• 1954• 2h 27m•NR• English
AdventureDramaThriller
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
John Wayne
Dan Roman
Lead
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
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. William A. Wellman's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The High and the Mighty is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
