The High and the Mighty
1954 · directed by William A. Wellman
- Rating
- 56/100
- Hit
- no
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.
The High and the Mighty (1954), directed by William A. Wellman, rates 56/100. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.
Cast
- John Wayne
- Claire Trevor
- Laraine Day
- Robert Stack
- Jan Sterling
- Phil Harris
- Robert Newton
- David Brian
- Paul Kelly
- Sidney Blackmer
Crew
- Archie Stout — Director of Photography
- Ralph Dawson — Editor
- Dimitri Tiomkin — Original Music Composer
- Ernest K. Gann — Screenplay
More from William A. Wellman
- The Ox-Bow Incident (1943) — 84/100 · hit
- Yellow Sky (1948) — 83/100 · hit
- Wings (1927) — 83/100 · hit
- The Public Enemy (1931) — 81/100 · hit
- A Star Is Born (1937) — 79/100
- Wild Boys of the Road (1933) — 78/100
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