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The High and the Mighty (1954)

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Genre : Action, Adventure, Drama, Thriller

Runtime : 2H 27M

Director : William A. Wellman
Writer : Ernest K. Gann

Synopsis

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.

Actors

John Wayne
John Wayne
Dan Roman
Claire Trevor
Claire Trevor
May Holst
Laraine Day
Laraine Day
Lydia Rice
Robert Stack
Robert Stack
John Sullivan
Jan Sterling
Jan Sterling
Sally McKee
Phil Harris
Phil Harris
Ed Joseph
Robert Newton
Robert Newton
Gustave Pardee
David Brian
David Brian
Ken Childs
Paul Kelly
Paul Kelly
Donald Flaherty
Sidney Blackmer
Sidney Blackmer
Humphrey Agnew
Julie Bishop
Julie Bishop
Lillian Pardee
Pedro Gonzalez Gonzalez
Pedro Gonzalez Gonzalez
Gonzales
John Howard
John Howard
Howard Rice
Wally Brown
Wally Brown
Lenny Wilby, navigator
William Campbell
William Campbell
Hobie Wheeler
Ann Doran
Ann Doran
Clara Joseph
John Qualen
John Qualen
Jose Locota
Paul Fix
Paul Fix
Frank Briscoe
George Chandler
George Chandler
Ben Sneed
Joy Kim
Joy Kim
Dorothy Chen
Michael Wellman
Michael Wellman
Toby Fields
Douglas Fowley
Douglas Fowley
Alsop
Regis Toomey
Regis Toomey
Tim Garfield
Robert Keys
Robert Keys
Lieutenant Mowbray
William Hopper
William Hopper
Roy
William Schallert
William Schallert
Dispatcher
Julie Mitchum
Julie Mitchum
Susie Wilby
Doe Avedon
Doe Avedon
Miss Spalding
Karen Sharpe
Karen Sharpe
Nell Buck
John Smith
John Smith
Milo Buck
Robert Easton
Robert Easton
Cargo Clerk (uncredited)
Douglas Kennedy
Douglas Kennedy
Boyd, Public Relations (uncredited)
Walter Reed
Walter Reed
Mr. Field (uncredited)
Carl Switzer
Carl Switzer
Ensign Keim
William H. O'Brien
William H. O'Brien
Restaurant Cook

Crews

William A. Wellman
William A. Wellman
Director
Ernest K. Gann
Ernest K. Gann
Novel
Ernest K. Gann
Ernest K. Gann
Screenplay
Robert Fellows
Robert Fellows
Producer
John Wayne
John Wayne
Producer
Dimitri Tiomkin
Dimitri Tiomkin
Original Music Composer
Archie Stout
Archie Stout
Director of Photography
Ralph Dawson
Ralph Dawson
Editor
Alfred Ybarra
Alfred Ybarra
Art Direction
Robert A. Mattey
Robert A. Mattey
Special Effects
Nate H. Edwards
Nate H. Edwards
Production Manager
Loren Cosand
Loren Cosand
Makeup Artist
Ralph S. Hurst
Ralph S. Hurst
Set Decoration

Trailers and other movies

The High and the Mighty - Trailer
Joe Dante on THE HIGH AND THE MIGHTY

Posters and backgrounds

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