The High and the Mighty (1954)
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1954 · NR · 2h 27m · Adventure, Drama
Genres: Adventure, Drama
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.
Director: William A. Wellman
Writers: Ernest K. Gann
Music by: Dimitri Tiomkin
Cinematography: Archie Stout
Editor: Ralph Dawson
Rated 6/10 by 89 viewers
Cast
John Wayne as Dan RomanClaire Trevor as May HolstLaraine Day as Lydia RiceRobert Stack as John SullivanJan Sterling as Sally McKeePhil Harris as Ed JosephRobert Newton as Gustave PardeeDavid Brian as Ken ChildsPaul Kelly as Donald FlahertySidney Blackmer as Humphrey AgnewJulie Bishop as Lillian PardeePedro Gonzalez Gonzalez as GonzalesMore like this
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