The High and the Mighty(1954)

Name: The High and the Mighty
Director: William A. Wellman
Released: 1954-07-03
Rating: 5.9
Cast: John Wayne, Claire Trevor, Laraine Day, Robert Stack, Jan Sterling

07/03/1954 (US)Action, Adventure, Drama, Thriller2h 27m

5.9

"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.

Ernest K. Gann

Screenplay

William A. Wellman

Director