John Wayne delivered one of his most memorable performances in THE HIGH AND THE MIGHTY, a suspenseful thrill ride that presaged the disaster films of the 1970s with the story of a commercial jetliner that suffers engine trouble on a transpacific flight from Honolulu to San Francisco. With pilot John Sullivan (Robert Stack) too .. Read more
| Starring | John Wayne |
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| Director | William A. Wellman |
| Genres | Drama |
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John Wayne delivered one of his most memorable performances in THE HIGH AND THE MIGHTY, a suspenseful thrill ride that presaged the disaster films of the 1970s with the story of a commercial jetliner that suffers engine trouble on a transpacific flight from Honolulu to San Francisco. With pilot John Sullivan (Robert Stack) too panic-stricken to act, it's up to second-in-command Dan Roman (Wayne) to guide the aircraft to safety--despite being traumatised by the death of his own wife and child in a plane crash years earlier. Wayne's self-doubting co-pilot presides over jittery crew members and passengers whose stories are told in flashbacks and fleshed out by a stellar supporting cast that includes Claire Trevor, Jan Sterling, Laraine Day, Phil Harris, Robert Newton, and Sidney Blackmer. Directed by William Wellman from a script penned by aviation writer Ernest K. Gann from his own novel of the same name, THE HIGH AND THE MIGHTY garnered six Oscar nominations (including Best Director and Best Supporting Actress for both Trevor and Sterling) and an actual win for Dimitri Tiomkin's indelible, whistle-themed film score. Long held out of print by a legal dispute, this little-seen disaster classic has finally been restored and remastered to its pristine Cinemascope glory for a truly riveting tale of terror in the skies.
| Starring | John Wayne |
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| Director | William A. Wellman |
| Studio | PARAMOUNT HOME ENTERTAINMENT |
| Run time | DVD: 2 hrs 21 mins |
| Certificate |  |
| Genres | Drama |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Released | Production year: 1954 To Rent: DVD: 14 May 2007 |
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Superior wet Sunday afternoon melodrama
Expectation was high, having not seen the film for over twenty years, and it did not quite live up to its reputation. This is above average melodrama. It is ... read more »
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The High & Mighty
The first time I have ever seen this John Wayne feature and it was easy to watch entertainment for a sunday afternoon.
Also amazing to see how air ... read more »
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the high and mighty
this john wayne movie is a rarity hardly ever shown on tv this is a true classic starring john wayne as a pilot struggling to bring down an aircraft to safety... read more »
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