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The High and the Mighty

6.019542h 27mNRMovieAdventureDrama

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.

DirectorWilliam A. Wellman
WriterErnest K. Gann
ProducersJohn Wayne·Robert Fellows

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Cast · Directed by William A. Wellman

JWJohn Wayne
John Wayne
Dan Roman
CTClaire Trevor
Claire Trevor
May Holst
LDLaraine Day
Laraine Day
Lydia Rice
RSRobert Stack
Robert Stack
John Sullivan
JSJan Sterling
Jan Sterling
Sally McKee
PHPhil Harris
Phil Harris
Ed Joseph
RNRobert Newton
Robert Newton
Gustave Pardee
DBDavid Brian
David Brian
Ken Childs
PKPaul Kelly
Paul Kelly
Donald Flaherty
SBSidney Blackmer
Sidney Blackmer
Humphrey Agnew
JBJulie Bishop
Julie Bishop
Lillian Pardee
PGPedro Gonzalez Gonzalez
Pedro Gonzalez Gonzalez
Gonzales

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