Movie poster for The High and the Mighty
TMDb Rating
5.9/10

80 verified votes

The High and the Mighty (1954)

ActionAdventureDramaThriller
147 min

"The 2-Year Best-Seller Sensation! The Year's Greatest Cast!"

Plot Summary

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.

Director

William A. Wellman

Top Cast

John WayneClaire TrevorLaraine DayRobert StackJan Sterling

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