The High and the Mighty

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 that takes a terrifying turn when disaster strikes high above the Pacific Ocean after the point of no return.

Movie details

Release date

1954

Runtime

2h 27m

Genres

Adventure, Drama

Status

Released

Original language

EN

Country

United States of America

Director

William A. Wellman

Production

Wayne-Fellows Productions, Warner Bros. Pictures

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