The High and the Mighty

The High and the Mighty

5.9IMDb Score
Released:1954-07-03
Duration:147 min
Director:William A. Wellman
Actors:John Wayne, Claire Trevor, Laraine Day, Robert Stack, Jan Sterling
Production:Wayne-Fellows Productions, Warner Bros. Pictures

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.

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