| The High and the Mighty | |
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| Directed by | William A. Wellman |
| Screenplay by | Ernest K. Gann |
| Based on | The High and the Mighty 1953 novel by Ernest K. Gann |
| Produced by | Robert Fellows John Wayne |
| Starring | John Wayne Claire Trevor Laraine Day Robert Stack Jan Sterling |
| Cinematography | Archie Stout |
| Edited by | Ralph Dawson |
| Music by | Dimitri Tiomkin |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
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Running time | 147 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $1.47 million[1] |
| Box office | $8.5 million[2] |
The High and the Mighty is a 1954 American aviation disaster film, directed by William A. Wellman, and written by Ernest K. Gann, who also wrote the 1953 novel on which his screenplay was based.[3] Filmed in WarnerColor and CinemaScope, the film's cast was headlined by John Wayne, who was also the project's co-producer.
Wayne stars as a veteran airline first officer, Dan Roman, whose airliner has a catastrophic engine failure while crossing the Pacific Ocean. The film's supporting cast includes Claire Trevor, Laraine Day, Robert Stack, Jan Sterling, Phil Harris, and Robert Newton. Composer Dimitri Tiomkin won an Oscar for his original score, while his title song was also nominated for an Oscar; it did not actually appear in the theatrical release prints, nor in its much later restoration. The film received mostly positive reviews and grossed $8.5 million on its theatrical release.[2][4]
- ^ McGivern 2006, p. 80.
- ^ a b McGivern 2006, p. 81.
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