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The High and the Mighty

The High and the Mighty

William A. Wellman

1954

  • Adventure
  • Drama
5.9

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.

Cast & crew

  • William A. WellmanDirector
  • John WayneDan Roman
  • Claire TrevorMay Holst
  • Laraine DayLydia Rice
  • Robert StackJohn Sullivan
  • Jan SterlingSally McKee
  • Phil HarrisEd Joseph
  • Robert NewtonGustave Pardee
  • David BrianKen Childs

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