The High and the Mighty

1954 film by William A. Wellman
Movie film Q773964
The High and the Mighty
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Summary

The High and the Mighty is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,327 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Academy Award for Best Original Dramatic or Comedy Score[3]
  • Director: William A. Wellman[4]
  • Screenwriter: Ernest K. Gann[5]
  • Composer: Dimitri Tiomkin[6]
  • Genre: disaster film[7], drama film[8], action film[9], war film[10]
  • Cast member: John Wayne[11], Claire Trevor[12], Laraine Day[13], Robert Stack[14], Jan Sterling[15], Phil Harris[16], Robert Newton[17], David Brian[18], Paul Kelly[19], John Howard[20], William Campbell[21], Sidney Blackmer[22], Douglas Fowley[23], Paul Fix[24]
  • Producer: Robert Fellows[25], John Wayne[26]
  • Production company: Batjac Productions[27]
  • Director of photography: Archie Stout[28], William H. Clothier[29]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[30]
  • Commons category: The High and the Mighty (film)[31]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[32]
  • Review score: 6/10[33], 46%[34]
  • Color: color[35]
  • Country of origin: United States[36]
  • Publication date: January 1, 1954[37]
  • Distributed by: Warner Bros. Entertainment[38], Netflix[39]
  • Narrative location: San Francisco[40]
  • Main subject: aviation[41]
  • Film editor: Ralph Dawson[42]
  • Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress[43], Academy Award for Best Director[44], Academy Award for Best Film Editing[45], Academy Award for Best Original Dramatic or Comedy Score[46]
  • Title: The High and the Mighty[47]
  • FSK film rating: FSK 12[48]

Why It Matters

The High and the Mighty has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[49] It is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[50]

FAQs

What awards did The High and the Mighty receive?

Honors received include Academy Award for Best Original Dramatic or Comedy Score[3].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . allocine.fr. Retrieved . allocine.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . allocine.fr. Retrieved . allocine.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . allocine.fr. Retrieved . allocine.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . allocine.fr. Retrieved . allocine.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [3] ↑ . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  41. [43] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  42. [44] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  43. [45] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  44. [46] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  45. [47] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  46. [48] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [49] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [50] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 35m ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-10-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['an', 'ar', 'arz', 'azb', 'ca', 'commons', 'cy', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'fa', 'fi',
    Ampas collections film id → W083985
    Claims rich → —
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  2. 6w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-09-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Eiga.com movie id → 60160
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  3. 6w ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14821 → 47086
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  4. 7w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 57740
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  5. 15w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date → +1954-01-01T00:00:00Z
    Screenwriter → Ernest K. Gann
    Duration → {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+141'}
    Original language of film or tv show → English
    + 30 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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