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The High and the Mighty

1954Movie2 h 27 minNR

Drama
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MediocreGoodWatch score
IMDb6.6Rotten Tomatoes46%59%

A tense, melancholic adventure movie about mystery and the mind.

Good for date night · friends night · teens

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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.

Feels like

  • Plane Disaster
  • Suspenseful Drama
  • Pilot's Guilt
  • Mid-Air Crisis
  • Human Resilience
  • 1950s Aviation
  • Psychological Tension
  • Classic Film

Cast

24 of 33

Crew

Directed by
William A. Wellman
Written by
Ernest K. Gann
Produced by
John Wayne, Robert Fellows
Music by
Dimitri Tiomkin

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Facts

July 3, 1954 · 2 h 27 min · NR

Released
July 3, 1954
Runtime
2 h 27 min
Age rating
NR
Genres
Adventure, Drama
Original language
English
Made in
United States
Available in
30 countries