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5.9 / 10 IMDb July 3, 1954 2h 27m
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.
Director
Runtime
2h 27m
Release Date
July 3, 1954
Genre
Adventure, Drama, Thriller
Status
Released
Languages
English
Country
United States of America
Writers
Producers
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Cast
John Wayne
as Dan Roman
Claire Trevor
as May Holst
Laraine Day
as Lydia Rice
Robert Stack
as John Sullivan
Jan Sterling
as Sally McKee
Phil Harris
as Ed Joseph
Robert Newton
as Gustave Pardee
David Brian
as Ken Childs
Paul Kelly
as Donald Flaherty
Sidney Blackmer
as Humphrey Agnew
Julie Bishop
as Lillian Pardee
Pedro Gonzalez Gonzalez
as Gonzales
John Howard
as Howard Rice
Wally Brown
as Lenny Wilby, navigator
William Campbell
as Hobie Wheeler
Ann Doran
as Clara Joseph
John Qualen
as Jose Locota
Paul Fix
as Frank Briscoe
George Chandler
as Ben Sneed
Joy Kim
as Dorothy Chen
Production Companies
Wayne-Fellows Productions
Warner Bros. PicturesThe High and the Mighty Official Trailer 1954
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