One Minute to Zero (1952)

Wartime drama about an idealistic young UN official (Ann Blyth) who finds out about the horrors of war when she falls in love with Colonel Steve Janowski (Robert Mitchum), the officer in ... See full summary »

Director:

Tay Garnett

Writers:

William Wister Haines, Milton Krims,

Stars:

Robert Mitchum, Ann Blyth, William Talman

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Robert Mitchum	...	Col. Steve Janowski
Ann Blyth	...	Mrs. Linda Day
William Talman	...	Col. John Parker
Charles McGraw	...	Sfc. Baker
Margaret Sheridan	...	Mary Parker
Richard Egan	...	Capt. Ralston
Eduard Franz	...	Dr. Gustav Engstrand
Robert Osterloh	...	Maj. Davis
Robert Gist	...	Maj. Carter

Storyline

Wartime drama about an idealistic young UN official (Ann Blyth) who finds out about the horrors of war when she falls in love with Colonel Steve Janowski (Robert Mitchum), the officer in charge of evacuating citizens from Korea.

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Plot Keywords:

korea | time in title | korean war | massacre | number in title

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Taglines:

Produced at a cost of millions...to bring you A MILLION THRILLS!

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Genres:

War | Drama

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

August 1952 (USA)

Also Known As:

Korea

Filming Locations:

Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

RKO Radio Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

105 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound System)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

During a battle, the character played by Alvin Greenman is asked by another soldier if he "believes in Santa Claus". Greenman befriended Santa Claus when he played Alfred in the movie Miracle on 34th Street.

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Soundtracks

"Tell Me, Golden Moon"
(uncredited)
Music by Nobuyuki Takeoka
English Lyrics by Norman Bennett

User Reviews

In love and war

If you like battle scenes, "One Minute to Zero" is for you. Produced by Howard Hughes, it stars Robert Mitchum, Ann Blyth, Richard Egan, Charles McGraw and William Talman. Mitchum and the other men are fighting the Korean War and Ann Blyth, a war widow, is working for the United Nations. They fall in love, but she turns against him when she sees him give the order to kill refugees who are, he believes, probably guerrillas smuggling in weapons.

Someone mentioned the score. Frankly, I thought if I heard the strains of "When I Fall in Love" one more time, I was going to throw something at the television.

Mitchum does a fine job; Talman and McGraw are in unusual roles for them, and they handle them well. Talman would go on to be Hamilton Burger on "Perry Mason." Blyth is good, very pretty, and a far cry from that bratty Veda in Mildred Pierce.

All in all, a pretty detached experience. It's filled with testosterone

• the guys will love it.