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The High and the Mighty (1954)

The High and the Mighty

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12

2h 27m

Action, Adventure, Drama, Thriller

May 27th, 1954

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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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Cast

John Wayne
Dan Roman
Claire Trevor
May Holst
Laraine Day
Lydia Rice
Robert Stack
John Sullivan
Jan Sterling
Sally McKee
Phil Harris
Ed Joseph
Robert Newton
Gustave Pardee
David Brian
Ken Childs
Paul Kelly
Donald Flaherty
Sidney Blackmer
Humphrey Agnew
Full cast & crew

Directors

William A. Wellman
Full cast & crew

Producers

Robert Fellows
producer
(uncredited)
John Wayne
producer
(uncredited)
Full cast & crew

Writers

Ernest K. Gann
screenplay
Ernest K. Gann
novel
Full cast & crew

Taglines

The 2-year best seller blasts to the screen with every kind of love there is!
The 2-Year Best-Seller Sensation! The Year's Greatest Cast!
The Powerful Best-Seller Becomes the Screen Sensation of the Year!

Keywords

military
pilot
kiss
All Keywords

Country of Origin

United States of America

Languages

English

Release Dates

February 15th, 1955 (Argentina)
November 1st, 1954 (Austria)
November 1st, 1954 (Austria) theatrical
All Release Dates

Alternative Titles

The High and the Mighty (original title)
Débiles y poderosos (Argentina)
Es wird immer wieder Tag (Austria)
All Alternative Titles

Locations

Glendale Grand Central Air Terminal - Grandview Avenue, Glendale, California, USA
Oakland Municipal Airport, California, USA
Royal Hawaiian Hotel - 2259 Kalakava Avenue, Honolulu, O'ahu, Hawaii, USA
All Locations

Running Times

147 min

Sound Mixes

Mono (RCA Sound System)
4-Track Stereo

Aspect Ratios

2.55 : 1

Production Companies

Warner Bros. Pictures
Wayne-Fellows Productions (as A Wayne-Fellows Production)

Distribution Companies

Warner Bros. Pictures (Argentina)
Paramount Home Entertainment (Finland)
Warner Bros. Entertainment Finland (Finland)
All Distribution Companies

Other Companies

United States Coast Guard (we wish to thank: for their cooperation and advice) (as the United States Coast Guard)
Transocean Air Lines (our sincere appreciation for the technical advice and cooperation given us by)
Post Logic Studios (Canada) (digital restoration)

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