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The High and the Mighty is a 1954 American aviation disaster film, directed by William A. Wellman, and written by Ernest K. Gann, who also wrote the 1953 novel on which his screenplay was based. Filmed in WarnerColor and CinemaScope, the film's cast was headlined by John Wayne, who was also the project's co-producer.
The High and the Mighty: Directed by William A. Wellman. With John Wayne, Claire Trevor, Laraine Day, Robert Stack. When a commercial airliner develops engine problems on a trans-Pacific flight and the pilot loses his nerve, it is up to the washed-up co-pilot Dan Roman to bring the plane in safely.
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- Action, Adventure, Drama
- William A. Wellman
- 1954-07-03
Find out who starred in and worked on the classic aviation drama film The High and the Mighty, directed by William A. Wellman and based on a novel by Ernest K. Gann. See the full list of actors, writers, producers, composers, and more on IMDb.
On a flight from Hawaii to California, the engine dies on the plane Dan is flying. As he prepares for a crash landing, the passengers reassess their lives. The template for disaster movies with an...
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- John Wayne
- William A. Wellman
- Mystery & Thriller
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.
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- 40
- William A. Wellman
- 141 min
A classic disaster movie starring John Wayne as a co-pilot who saves a trans-Pacific flight from crashing. The web page provides plot summaries, trivia, cast and crew information, and user reviews for the film.
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.
