1954
5.9 (75 votes)
2h 27m
Genres
Action
Adventure
Drama
Thriller
Production Companies
Wayne-Fellows Productions
The High and the Mighty
The 2-Year Best-Seller Sensation! The Year's Greatest Cast!
Overview
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.
Key Crew
Director: William A. Wellman
Screenplay: Ernest K. Gann
Producer: Robert Fellows, John Wayne
Director of Photography: Archie Stout
Top 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
Videos
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