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The High and the Mighty (film)

The High and the Mighty
The High and the Mighty poster.jpg
Theatrical poster
Directed by William A. Wellman
Produced by Robert Fellows
John Wayne
Screenplay by Ernest K. Gann
Based on The High and the Mighty
1953 novel

by Ernest K. Gann
Starring John Wayne
Claire Trevor
Laraine Day
Robert Stack
Jan Sterling
Music by Dimitri Tiomkin
Cinematography Archie Stout
Edited by Ralph Dawson
Production
company
Distributed by Warner Bros. (theatrical)
Paramount (DVD)
Release date
  • July 3, 1954 (1954-07-03)
Running time
147 minutes
Country United States
Language English
Budget $1.47 million
Box office $8.5 million

The High and the Mighty is a 1954 WarnerColor American "disaster" film in CinemaScope directed by William A. Wellman and written by Ernest K. Gann who also wrote the 1953 novel on which his screenplay was based. The film's cast was headlined by John Wayne, who was also the project's co-producer. Composer Dimitri Tiomkin won an Academy Award for his original score while his title song for the film also was nominated for an Oscar (but the title song did not actually appear in release prints, nor, indeed, in the recent restoration, of the film). The film received mostly positive reviews and grossed $8.5 million in its theatrical release. The supporting cast includes Claire Trevor, Laraine Day, Robert Stack, Jan Sterling, Phil Harris and Robert Newton.

In Honolulu, a DC-4 airliner prepares to take off for San Francisco with 17 passengers and a crew of 5. Former captain Dan Roman (John Wayne), the flight's veteran first officer known for his habit of whistling, is haunted by a crash that killed his wife and son and left him with a permanent limp. The captain, Sullivan (Robert Stack), suffers from a secret fear of responsibility after logging thousands of hours looking after the lives of passengers and crew. Young second officer Hobie Wheeler (William Campbell) and veteran navigator Lenny Wilby (Wally Brown) are contrasts in age and experience.


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