The High and the Mighty

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

Summary

The High and the Mighty is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (791 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The High and the Mighty received the Academy Award for Best Original Dramatic or Comedy Score[3].
  • The High and the Mighty's instance of is recorded as film[4].
  • The High and the Mighty was directed by William A. Wellman[5].
  • Ernest K. Gann wrote the screenplay for The High and the Mighty[6].
  • The High and the Mighty's composer is recorded as Dimitri Tiomkin[7].
  • The High and the Mighty's genre is disaster film[8].
  • The High and the Mighty's genre is drama film[9].
  • The High and the Mighty's genre is action film[10].
  • The High and the Mighty's genre is war film[11].
  • A cast member of The High and the Mighty was John Wayne[12].
  • A cast member of The High and the Mighty was Claire Trevor[13].
  • A cast member of The High and the Mighty was Laraine Day[14].
  • A cast member of The High and the Mighty was Robert Stack[15].
  • A cast member of The High and the Mighty was Jan Sterling[16].
  • A cast member of The High and the Mighty was Phil Harris[17].
  • A cast member of The High and the Mighty was Robert Newton[18].
  • A cast member of The High and the Mighty was David Brian[19].
  • A cast member of The High and the Mighty was Paul Kelly[20].
  • A cast member of The High and the Mighty was John Howard[21].
  • A cast member of The High and the Mighty was William Campbell[22].
  • A cast member of The High and the Mighty was Sidney Blackmer[23].
  • A cast member of The High and the Mighty was Douglas Fowley[24].
  • A cast member of The High and the Mighty was Paul Fix[25].
  • A cast member of The High and the Mighty was Douglas Kennedy[26].
  • A cast member of The High and the Mighty was Ann Doran[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Soundtrack[28]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 163f76aa-71ab-4e1d-ab33-7aab876a30bc[29]

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Authorship and Creation

Producers include Robert Fellows[30] and John Wayne[31]. The High and the Mighty was directed by William A. Wellman[5]. Ernest K. Gann wrote the screenplay for it[6]. Cast members include John Wayne[12], Claire Trevor[13], Laraine Day[14], Robert Stack[15], Jan Sterling[16], and Phil Harris[17].

Publication

The High and the Mighty was released on January 1, 1954[32]. The original language of it was English[33]. Genres include disaster film[8], drama film[9], action film[10], and war film[11]. It was distributed by video on demand[34].

Subject and Themes

The High and the Mighty's main subject is aviation[35].

Reception

The High and the Mighty received the Academy Award for Best Original Dramatic or Comedy Score[3]. Reviews include 6/10[36] and 46%[37].

Why It Matters

The High and the Mighty ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (791 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]

FAQs

What awards did The High and the Mighty receive?

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

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . Retrieved . 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] . allocine.fr. Retrieved . allocine.fr. Provenance: 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. [27] . wikidata.org.
  25. [30] . wikidata.org.
  26. [31] . wikidata.org.
  27. [3] . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [33] . wikidata.org.
  29. [34] . wikidata.org.
  30. [36] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [37] . wikidata.org.
  32. [32] . wikidata.org.
  33. [35] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [38] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [39] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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