Country
United States
Date
May 27, 1954
Note
Los Angeles, California
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2h 27min
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
Videos
Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| David Brian | Ken Childs |
| Paul Kelly | Donald Flaherty |
| Sidney Blackmer | Humphrey Agnew |
| Julie Bishop | Lillian Pardee |
| Pedro Gonzalez Gonzalez | Gonzales |
| John Howard | Howard Rice |
| Wally Brown | Lenny Wilby, navigator |
| William Campbell | Hobie Wheeler |
| Ann Doran | Clara Joseph |
| John Qualen | Jose Locota |
| Paul Fix | Frank Briscoe |
| George Chandler | Ben Sneed |
| Joy Kim | Dorothy Chen |
| Michael Wellman | Toby Fields |
| Douglas Fowley | Alsop |
| Regis Toomey | Tim Garfield |
| Robert Keys | Lieutenant Mowbray |
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| William Hopper | Roy |
| William Schallert | Dispatcher |
| Julie Mitchum | Susie Wilby |
| Doe Avedon | Miss Spalding |
| Karen Sharpe | Nell Buck |
| John Smith | Milo Buck |
| Robert Easton | Cargo Clerk (uncredited) |
| Douglas Kennedy | Boyd, Public Relations (uncredited) |
| Walter Reed | Mr. Field (uncredited) |
| Carl Switzer | Ensign Keim |
| William H. O'Brien | Restaurant Cook |
Genres
ActionAdventureDramaThriller
Technical details
| Dettaglio | Valore |
|---|---|
| Titolo originale | The High and the Mighty |
| Lingua originale | English (EN) |
| Lingue parlate | English |
| Paesi di produzione | United States of America |
| Stato | Released |
| Compagnie di produzione | Wayne-Fellows Productions, Warner Bros. Pictures |
| Data di uscita | 3 luglio 1954 |
| Producer | John Wayne, Robert Fellows |
| Writer | Ernest K. Gann |
| Editors | Ralph Dawson |
| Cinematography | Archie Stout, William H. Clothier |
| Asst. Directors | Andrew V. McLaglen, William A. Wellman, Sam Freedle |
| Camera Operators | Archie Stout, William H. Clothier |
| Add. Photography | Archie Stout, William H. Clothier |
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| Production Design | Alfred Ybarra, Ralph S. Hurst, Joseph La Bella |
| Art Direction | Alfred Ybarra, Ralph S. Hurst, Joseph La Bella |
| Set Decoration | Ralph S. Hurst, Alfred Ybarra, Joseph La Bella |
| Special Effects | Robert A. Mattey |
| Composer | Dimitri Tiomkin, John K. Kean |
| Sound | Dimitri Tiomkin, John K. Kean |
| Costume Design | Gwen Wakeling, Loren Cosand, Margaret Donovan, Web Overlander |
| Makeup | Loren Cosand, Web Overlander, Margaret Donovan, Gwen Wakeling |
| Hairstyling | Loren Cosand, Margaret Donovan, Gwen Wakeling, Web Overlander |
Release dates
Premiere
Theatrical release
Country
Sweden
Date
Jul 03, 1954
Certification
15
Country
United States
Date
Jul 03, 1954
Certification
NR
Country
Germany
Date
Sep 17, 1954
Certification
12
Note
Warner
Country
France
Date
Oct 01, 1954
Certification
U
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Country
Austria
Date
Nov 01, 1954
Certification
12
Country
Portugal
Date
Jan 19, 1955
Physical media
Country
Germany
Date
May 03, 2007
Certification
12
Note
DVD (Paramount)
Country
Brazil
Date
Jun 11, 2007
Certification
L
Note
Paramount Home
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