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The High and the Mighty (1954) -- When a commercial airliner develops engine problems on a trans-Pacific flight and the pilot loses his nerve, it is up to the washed-up co-pilot Dan Roman to bring the plane in safely.
The High and the Mighty (1954) -- When a commercial airliner develops engine problems on a trans-Pacific flight and the pilot loses his nerve, it is up to the washed-up co-pilot Dan Roman to bring the plane in safely.

Overview

User Rating:
7.0/10   2,349 votes
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Director:
William A. Wellman
Writers:
Ernest K. Gann (novel)
Ernest K. Gann (screenplay)
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Release Date:
3 July 1954 (USA) more
Genre:
Action | Adventure | Drama more
Tagline:
The 2-year best seller blasts to the screen with every kind of love there is! more
Plot:
When a commercial airliner develops engine problems on a trans-Pacific flight and the pilot loses his nerve... more | add synopsis
Awards:
Won Oscar. Another 1 win & 6 nominations more
User Comments:
I've Got it more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

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
Julie Bishop ... Lillian Pardee

Pedro Gonzalez Gonzalez ... Gonzales (as Gonzales Gonzales)

John Howard ... Howard Rice
Wally Brown ... Lenny Wilby, navigator
William Campbell ... Hobie Wheeler
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Additional Details

Runtime:
141 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Warnercolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.55 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
4-Track Stereo | Mono (RCA Sound System)

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Spencer Tracy was originally cast as Dan Roman. He backed out of the film, however, after hearing several negative comments about how strict a disciplinarian director William A. Wellman was. more
Goofs:
Continuity: When Dan Roman stumbles from the burning wreckage of an airliner in a flashback sequence, he sees and reaches for a burning teddy bear. When he picks it up, it's no longer burning. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Ben Sneed: Hey fella, ain't you Dan Roman?
Dan Roman: Yeah.
Ben Sneed: I heard you whistlin' and I said to myself only one guy does that just so.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Spin City: The High and the Mighty (#1.8)" (1996) more
Soundtrack:
Son of a Gambolier more

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35 out of 57 people found the following comment useful:-
I've Got it, 14 September 2003
Author: dtucker86 from Germany

I was just sitting in my barrack's room watching this film today and I am so lucky to have it. It is a priceless treasure and it is what a great film is all about. It is a classic and I wish that everyone could see it. I cannot believe how selfish and wrong John Wayne's family are to keep the public from seeing this classic. SHAME ON THEM!!!!They are hiding a priceless treasure from all of us. THIS IS JOHN WAYNE"S FINEST FILM EVER!!!!He won an Academy Award for True Grit and should have won one for his portrayal of Dan Roman in this film. In 1988, they re-released The Manchurian Candidate so that a whole new generation of film goers could enjoy its greatness. They should do the same to this film. They should get the finest film technicians available to do a restoration of it and release it so that people today could see what a great film is. Look at the movies they come out with today, all the filth and violence and filty words they use. It is a disgrace. All the actors in this film do an amazing job.

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