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The High and the Mighty(1954)
Status: Released
Date: 1954-07-03
59%
74 Votes
Time: 2h 27m
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Overview:
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.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United States of America
ProductionCompanies:
Wayne-Fellows Productions
Movie: The High and the Mighty
Top 10 Billed 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
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