The High and the Mighty (1954)

1954 · 147 min · Adventure, Drama

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.

Directed by William A. Wellman. Starring John Wayne, Claire Trevor, Laraine Day, Robert Stack and Jan Sterling.

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