Starring: John Wayne, Robert Stack, Jan Sterling, Laraine Day, Phil Harris, Claire Trevor

Directed by: William Wellman

Airborne adventure starring John Wayne as Dan Roman, a veteran pilot haunted by his tragic past. Now relegated to second-in-command cockpit assignments, he finds himself scheduled 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 film was nominated for six Academy Awards.

DVD EXTRAS

Interactive menus, Bonus footage, Trailers, Commentary (Leonard Maltin, William A Wellman, Pedro Gonzales-Gonzales and Vincent Longo), Other documentaries ('The Batjac Story', 'Stories from the Set', 'On Director William A. Wellman', 'The Music and World of Dimitri Tiomkin', 'Restoring a Classic', 'A Place in Film History', 'Ernest K. Gann - Adventure, Author and Artist', 'Flying in the Fifties'; 'Batjac Montage', 'The High and Mighty Premier Footage'), Image gallery, Introduction by Leonard Maltin

Soundtrack Languages

 Dolby Mono: English

Technical Details

Certification: U
Duration: 141 mins
Format: DVD
Region: 2
Sound: Dolby Mono
Cat. No: PHE8724(PARAMOUNT HOME ENTERTAINMENT (UK))