---
title: 'The High and the Mighty (1954)'
type: 'film'
director: 'William A. Wellman'
released: '1954-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 141
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Action'
  - 'War'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-high-and-the-mighty-1954'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0047086/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The High and the Mighty (1954)

1954 · 141 min · Drama, Action, War · United States


## Synopsis

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. Filmed in WarnerColor and CinemaScope, the film's cast was headlined by John Wayne, who was also the project's co-producer.

## Credits

- **Producer:** [John Wayne](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-wayne), [Robert Fellows](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-fellows)
- **Director:** [William A. Wellman](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-a-wellman)
- **Screenplay:** [Ernest K. Gann](https://cinepixo.com/people/ernest-k-gann)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Dimitri Tiomkin](https://cinepixo.com/people/dimitri-tiomkin)
- **Director of Photography:** [William H. Clothier](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-h-clothier), [Archie Stout](https://cinepixo.com/people/archie-stout)
- **Editor:** [Ralph Dawson](https://cinepixo.com/people/ralph-dawson)

## Cast

- [Paul Fix](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-fix)
- [Scotty Beckett](https://cinepixo.com/people/scotty-beckett)
- [Robert Easton](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-easton)
- [Douglas Kennedy](https://cinepixo.com/people/douglas-kennedy)
- [John Qualen](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-qualen)
- [Paul Kelly](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-kelly)
- [Laraine Day](https://cinepixo.com/people/laraine-day)
- [Jan Sterling](https://cinepixo.com/people/jan-sterling)
- [John Wayne](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-wayne)
- [Robert Newton](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-newton)
- [John Smith](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-smith)
- [David Brian](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-brian)
- [Regis Toomey](https://cinepixo.com/people/regis-toomey)
- [William Campbell](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-campbell)
- [Douglas Fowley](https://cinepixo.com/people/douglas-fowley)

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