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A classic action-adventure film starring John Wayne as a co-pilot who saves a trans-Pacific flight from disaster. The film won an Oscar for its music and features a star-studded cast, a thrilling plot and a catchy theme song.
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- Action, Adventure, Drama
- William A. Wellman
- 1954-07-03
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.
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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. On a flight from Hawaii to California, the engine dies on the plane Dan is flying.
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.
Released in United States January 1996 (Shown at Sundance Film Festival (William Wellman: American Storyteller) in Park City, Utah January 18-28, 1996.) When a commercial airliner develops engine trouble, the passengers and crew think back on the lives they could be losing soon.
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...
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