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The High and the Mighty
The High and the Mighty

The High and the Mighty

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ActionAdventureDramaThriller

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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.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

147 mins

Rating

5.974/10

Release Date

03 July 1954

Country

United States of America

Cast

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

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