Cinematic background from The High and the Mighty 1954 - 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.

The High and the Mighty

1954

Action, Adventure, Drama

Directors:
William A. Wellman
Writers:
Ernest K. Gann
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Movie still from “The High and the Mighty” (1954), directed by William A. Wellman – A person wearing a fur coat; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The High and the Mighty” (1954), directed by William A. Wellman – A man and a woman sitting next to each other on a plane; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The High and the Mighty” (1954), directed by William A. Wellman – A man and a woman sitting next to each other on a couch; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The High and the Mighty” (1954), directed by William A. Wellman – A woman with a hat on sitting in front of two glasses of whiskey; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The High and the Mighty” (1954), directed by William A. Wellman – An older woman with blonde curly hair sitting in a chair; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The High and the Mighty” (1954), directed by William A. Wellman – A man and a woman in uniform on a train; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The High and the Mighty” (1954), directed by William A. Wellman – A person wearing a dress; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The High and the Mighty” (1954), directed by William A. Wellman – A man holding a cell phone while sitting at a table; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The High and the Mighty” (1954), directed by William A. Wellman – A man and a woman in uniform standing next to each other; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The High and the Mighty” (1954), directed by William A. Wellman – A person laying on a couch; Close Up shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “The High and the Mighty” (1954), directed by William A. Wellman – An older man and woman looking in the same mirror; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The High and the Mighty” (1954), directed by William A. Wellman – A man and a woman wearing military uniforms; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The High and the Mighty” (1954), directed by William A. Wellman – A man and a woman sitting at a dinner table; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The High and the Mighty” (1954), directed by William A. Wellman – A person wearing a uniform; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The High and the Mighty” (1954), directed by William A. Wellman – A woman sitting on top of an airplane writing on a piece of paper; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The High and the Mighty” (1954), directed by William A. Wellman – A man and a woman sitting next to each other on a bench; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The High and the Mighty” (1954), directed by William A. Wellman – A woman with blonde hair sitting next to another woman on a plane; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The High and the Mighty” (1954), directed by William A. Wellman – A man and a woman sitting next to each other on a train; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The High and the Mighty” (1954), directed by William A. Wellman – A woman sitting at a table in front of a man; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The High and the Mighty” (1954), directed by William A. Wellman – A man and a boy standing next to each other; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The High and the Mighty” (1954), directed by William A. Wellman – A man and a woman laying on a couch; Close Up shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “The High and the Mighty” (1954), directed by William A. Wellman – A man and a woman dressed in military uniforms; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The High and the Mighty” (1954), directed by William A. Wellman – A woman is writing on a piece of paper while sitting at a table; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The High and the Mighty” (1954), directed by William A. Wellman – An older man wearing headphones and a white shirt; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The High and the Mighty” (1954), directed by William A. Wellman – A woman sitting at a table writing on a paper; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The High and the Mighty” (1954), directed by William A. Wellman – A woman in a nurse's uniform touching the head of a man on a plane; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The High and the Mighty” (1954), directed by William A. Wellman – A woman in uniform looking in a mirror; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The High and the Mighty” (1954), directed by William A. Wellman – A man and a woman wearing life jackets on a boat; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The High and the Mighty” (1954), directed by William A. Wellman – A man and woman in uniform talking to each other in an airplane; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The High and the Mighty” (1954), directed by William A. Wellman – A woman with blonde curly hair crying; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The High and the Mighty” (1954), directed by William A. Wellman – A woman in a uniform talking to another woman in an airplane; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The High and the Mighty” (1954), directed by William A. Wellman – A man and a woman sitting at a table in front of a bamboo wall; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The High and the Mighty” (1954), directed by William A. Wellman – A man is looking at a computer screen; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The High and the Mighty” (1954), directed by William A. Wellman – A woman laying on the ground in a room; Medium shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “The High and the Mighty” (1954), directed by William A. Wellman – An older man sitting next to an older woman; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The High and the Mighty” (1954), directed by William A. Wellman – A man and a woman sitting next to each other on a bus; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The High and the Mighty” (1954), directed by William A. Wellman – A person wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The High and the Mighty” (1954), directed by William A. Wellman – An older man and a younger woman are sitting on a plane; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The High and the Mighty” (1954), directed by William A. Wellman – A man and a woman standing at a counter; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The High and the Mighty” (1954), directed by William A. Wellman – A man in a military uniform and a woman in a white dress; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The High and the Mighty” (1954), directed by William A. Wellman – A group of people sitting around a table; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The High and the Mighty” (1954), directed by William A. Wellman – A man in a suit and a tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The High and the Mighty” (1954), directed by William A. Wellman – A person laying on a couch; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The High and the Mighty” (1954), directed by William A. Wellman – An airplane is being worked on at an airport; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The High and the Mighty” (1954), directed by William A. Wellman – A man and a woman are smiling at each other; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The High and the Mighty” (1954), directed by William A. Wellman – A man sitting at a table in front of other people; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The High and the Mighty” (1954), directed by William A. Wellman – An old newspaper with a picture of a woman in it; Extreme Close Up shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “The High and the Mighty” (1954), directed by William A. Wellman – A man in a hat and coat holding a camera; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The High and the Mighty” (1954), directed by William A. Wellman – A person wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The High and the Mighty” (1954), directed by William A. Wellman – A person wearing a suit and a tie; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The High and the Mighty” (1954), directed by William A. Wellman – An older woman is helping a young boy to sit in a chair; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The High and the Mighty” (1954), directed by William A. Wellman – A man and a woman in military uniforms talking to each other; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The High and the Mighty” (1954), directed by William A. Wellman – A group of people standing around a red and white airplane; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The High and the Mighty” (1954), directed by William A. Wellman – A woman in a uniform looking at her cell phone; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The High and the Mighty” (1954), directed by William A. Wellman – Two men are sitting at a desk looking at a cell phone; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The High and the Mighty” (1954), directed by William A. Wellman – A man walking next to an airplane in front of fire; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The High and the Mighty” (1954), directed by William A. Wellman – A person wearing a uniform; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The High and the Mighty” (1954), directed by William A. Wellman – A man and a woman sitting next to each other on a bench; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The High and the Mighty” (1954), directed by William A. Wellman – A man sitting on a seat on an airplane; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The High and the Mighty” (1954), directed by William A. Wellman – A group of people standing next to an airplane; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The High and the Mighty” (1954), directed by William A. Wellman – An airline stewardess talking to passengers on a plane; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The High and the Mighty” (1954), directed by William A. Wellman – An older man wearing headphones while looking at the camera; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The High and the Mighty” (1954), directed by William A. Wellman – A stewardess is walking down the aisle of an airplane; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The High and the Mighty” (1954), directed by William A. Wellman – An airline stewardess giving a man a blanket; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The High and the Mighty” (1954), directed by William A. Wellman – A man in a uniform talking to a woman in an airplane; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The High and the Mighty” (1954), directed by William A. Wellman – A man in a white suit walking up a ladder to an airplane on a runway; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The High and the Mighty” (1954), directed by William A. Wellman – A young boy holding a gun next to an older man; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The High and the Mighty” (1954), directed by William A. Wellman – An older man and a young woman smiling for the camera; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The High and the Mighty” (1954), directed by William A. Wellman – A man and a woman wearing life jackets; Close Up shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “The High and the Mighty” (1954), directed by William A. Wellman – An older man is holding an orange life jacket over his face; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The High and the Mighty” (1954), directed by William A. Wellman – A woman in a military uniform standing next to a wall; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The High and the Mighty” (1954), directed by William A. Wellman – Two men in uniform standing in front of an airplane; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The High and the Mighty” (1954), directed by William A. Wellman – A man and a woman sitting next to each other on a train; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The High and the Mighty” (1954), directed by William A. Wellman – A man and a woman are looking at each other; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The High and the Mighty” (1954), directed by William A. Wellman – A man and a woman wearing life jackets; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The High and the Mighty” (1954), directed by William A. Wellman – A woman holding a child wearing a life jacket; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The High and the Mighty” (1954), directed by William A. Wellman – A person wearing a uniform; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The High and the Mighty” (1954), directed by William A. Wellman – A woman in a purple dress is holding a bottle of perfume; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The High and the Mighty” (1954), directed by William A. Wellman – A man and two women sitting on a plane; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The High and the Mighty” (1954), directed by William A. Wellman – An older man in a suit and tie sitting on a plane; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The High and the Mighty” (1954), directed by William A. Wellman – An older man in a pilot's hat sitting in a plane; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The High and the Mighty” (1954), directed by William A. Wellman – A man and a woman in uniforms shake hands; Wide shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “The High and the Mighty” (1954), directed by William A. Wellman – A man in a uniform standing next to a woman in an airplane; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The High and the Mighty” (1954), directed by William A. Wellman – A person wearing a jacket; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The High and the Mighty” (1954), directed by William A. Wellman – A person wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The High and the Mighty” (1954), directed by William A. Wellman – A red and white airplane on a runway; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The High and the Mighty” (1954), directed by William A. Wellman – A man and a woman sitting at a table; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The High and the Mighty” (1954), directed by William A. Wellman – A man standing in front of an airplane on a runway; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The High and the Mighty” (1954), directed by William A. Wellman – An older woman is helping a young boy with a bandage; Medium shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “The High and the Mighty” (1954), directed by William A. Wellman – A man and a woman sitting in a car; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The High and the Mighty” (1954), directed by William A. Wellman – A group of men and women on a plane; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The High and the Mighty” (1954), directed by William A. Wellman – A woman sitting next to another woman in a car; Close Up shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “The High and the Mighty” (1954), directed by William A. Wellman – A man and a woman looking at a cell phone on a plane; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The High and the Mighty” (1954), directed by William A. Wellman – An airline stewardess looking over the back of an airplane; Medium shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “The High and the Mighty” (1954), directed by William A. Wellman – A man and a woman dressed in military uniforms; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The High and the Mighty” (1954), directed by William A. Wellman – A man and two women are sitting on a plane; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The High and the Mighty” (1954), directed by William A. Wellman – A man and a boy are holding each other in front of a chain link fence; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The High and the Mighty” (1954), directed by William A. Wellman – A man and two women sitting next to each other on a plane; Medium shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “The High and the Mighty” (1954), directed by William A. Wellman – A man and a woman in uniform are standing together; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The High and the Mighty” (1954), directed by William A. Wellman – A man in a uniform is pointing at two women in yellow jackets; Medium shot, High angle