The High and the Mighty became a big-budget motion picture directed by William Wellman, produced by the Wayne-Fellows organization, and released on July 3, 1954 to considerable success and generally good reviews.
The movie's strengths include a faithful adaptation (by Gann) which intensifies the sense of isolation and helplessness aboard the plane and develops the suspense and sense of passing time most effectively. The casting is also exceptional: John Wayne, although younger and more heroically charismatic, contributes a controlled performance as Dan Roman; Robert Stack.....
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