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Feature film — 1954

The High and the Mighty (1954)

5.92h 27mAdventure — Drama

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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A high-signal pick with 91 votes.

Wayne-Fellows Productions / Warner Bros. Pictures

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Director: William A. Wellman

On screen

Cast & crew

John Wayne as Dan Roman

John Wayne

Dan Roman

Claire Trevor as May Holst

Claire Trevor

May Holst

Laraine Day as Lydia Rice

Laraine Day

Lydia Rice

Robert Stack as John Sullivan

Robert Stack

John Sullivan

Jan Sterling as Sally McKee

Jan Sterling

Sally McKee

Phil Harris as Ed Joseph

Phil Harris

Ed Joseph

Robert Newton as Gustave Pardee

Robert Newton

Gustave Pardee

David Brian as Ken Childs

David Brian

Ken Childs

Paul Kelly as Donald Flaherty

Paul Kelly

Donald Flaherty

Sidney Blackmer as Humphrey Agnew

Sidney Blackmer

Humphrey Agnew

Julie Bishop as Lillian Pardee

Julie Bishop

Lillian Pardee

Pedro Gonzalez Gonzalez as Gonzales

Pedro Gonzalez Gonzalez

Gonzales

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