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The High and the Mighty (1954)

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  • Jul 3, 1954
  • 2h 27m
  • NR

5.9/10

TMDB user score
92 votes on TMDB

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About This Movie

The High and the Mighty is a 1954 adventure and drama film directed by William A. Wellman. Its leading cast includes John Wayne, Claire Trevor and Laraine Day. It runs for 2 hours 27 minutes.

Synopsis

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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Time needed
2 hours 27 minutes
Age rating (US)
NR
Language
English
Audience signal
5.9/10 from 92 TMDB votes

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Cast

  • 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
  • John Howard Howard Rice
  • Wally Brown Lenny Wilby, navigator
  • William Campbell Hobie Wheeler
  • Ann Doran Clara Joseph
  • John Qualen Jose Locota
  • Paul Fix Frank Briscoe

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