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The High and the Mighty
AdventureDramaThriller

THE HIGH AND THE MIGHTY

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

19542h 27m5.9 TMDb

Directed by William A. Wellman

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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.

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

Movie Vibe

Suspense6.7
Emotion7.5
Complexity8
Humor5
Realism7.1
Action5.7
Darkness5.6

Who would enjoy this

Recommended for

  • fans of character-driven stories
  • viewers who enjoy suspense and tension

May not appeal to

  • those seeking nonstop action
  • fans of purely lighthearted entertainment

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