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The High and the Mighty

A forerunner of the big-budget Hollywood disaster films, this tale concerns a flight from Hawaii to California which runs into trouble over the Pacific when an engine fails. While the pilot prepares for a likely crash landing, the passengers caught up in the drama reassess their lives.

2 hours, 20 minutes

Last on

Sat 3 Nov 201214:55
BBC Two

Credits

Dan RomanJohn Wayne
May HolstClaire Trevor
Lydia RiceLaraine Day
John SullivanRobert Stack
Sally McKeeJan Sterling
Ed JosephPhil Harris
Gustave PardeeRobert Newton
Ken ChildsDavid Brian
Donald FlahertyPaul Kelly
Humphrey AgnewSidney Blackmer
Lillian PardeeJulie Bishop
GonzalesPedro Gonzalez - Gonzalez
DirectorWilliam A Wellman
ProducerRobert Fellows
ProducerJohn Wayne
WriterErnest K Gann

Broadcasts

  • Sat 6 Mar 201014:00
    BBC Two England & Northern Ireland only
  • Sun 6 Feb 201112:00
    BBC Two except Scotland
  • Sun 6 Feb 201112:30
    BBC Two Scotland
  • Sun 22 Jan 201211:30
    BBC Two
  • Sat 3 Nov 201214:55
    BBC Two