The High and the Mighty
1954, Film, 147 min, Action, Adventure, Drama, English, United States, MoviePedia score 63
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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 that takes a terrifying turn when disaster strikes high above the Pacific Ocean after the point of no return.
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Directed by William A. Wellman
Cast
- John Wayne as Dan Roman
- Claire Trevor as May Holst
- Laraine Day as Lydia Rice
- Robert Stack as John Sullivan
- Jan Sterling as Sally McKee
- Phil Harris as Ed Joseph
- Robert Newton as Gustave Pardee
- David Brian as Ken Childs
- Paul Kelly as Donald Flaherty
- Sidney Blackmer as Humphrey Agnew
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