The High and the Mighty is a 1953 novel by Ernest K. Gann based on a real-life trip that he flew as a commercial airline pilot for Matson Lines , and was adapted into the WarnerColor" American "disaster" film, The High and the Mighty, released in which year?
The High and the Mighty (novel):  It was adapted into a film of the same name. The High and the Mighty (film): The High and the Mighty is a 1954 "WarnerColor" American "disaster" film in CinemaScope directed by William A. Wellman and written by Ernest K. Gann who also wrote the 1953 novel on which his screenplay was based.
1954