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Zero Hour! (1957)

APPROVED 81 min  -  Thriller | Drama  -   13 November 1957 (USA)
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A routine flight turns into a major emergency as passengers and crew succumb to food poisoning - is there anyone on board who knows how to fly a plane... See full summary »

Director:

Hall Bartlett

Writers:

Arthur Hailey (screenplay), Hall Bartlett (screenplay), and 2 more credits »
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Dana Andrews ...
Linda Darnell ...
Ellen Stryker
Sterling Hayden ...
Capt. Martin Treleaven
Elroy 'Crazylegs' Hirsch Elroy 'Crazylegs' Hirsch ...
Capt. Bill Wilson
Geoffrey Toone Geoffrey Toone ...
Jerry Paris ...
Tony Decker
Peggy King Peggy King ...
Stewardess Janet Turner
Charles Quinlivan Charles Quinlivan ...
Patricia Tiernan ...
Mrs. Joan Wilson (as Carole Eden)
Steve London ...
First Officer Walt Stewart
Jo Ann Wade Jo Ann Wade ...
Treleaven's Baby Sitter
Raymond Ferrell Raymond Ferrell ...
Joey Stryker
John Ashley John Ashley ...
TV Singer
Willis Bouchey Willis Bouchey ...
British Army Doctor
Robert Stevenson Robert Stevenson ...
Air Traffic Controller
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Storyline

A routine flight turns into a major emergency as passengers and crew succumb to food poisoning - is there anyone on board who knows how to fly a plane? If that sounds vaguely familiar, it's because 'Airplane' was a send-up of this forerunner of the 1970s disaster movie.. Written by Michael Brooke <michael@everyman.demon.co.uk>  

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Plot Keywords:

Airplane | Pilot | Food Poisoning | Disaster | Airport  | See more »

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It Builds to the Tensest 50 Minutes in the History of the Screen!

Genres:

Thriller | Drama

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

714 antwortet nicht See more »

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

Actress Linda Darnell, who played Ellen Stryker, was actually married to an airline pilot in real life at the time the movie was filmed. See more »

Goofs

Factual errors: When Ted Stryker is flashing back to his men crashing their planes into the ground, the scenes show planes with German insignia on their wings. Stryker was in the Canadian Air Force. See more »

Quotes

Dr. Baird: Our survival hinges on one thing - finding someone who not only can fly this plane, but didn't have fish for dinner.
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Connections

Referenced in "NCIS: Lost and Found (#5.9)" (2007) See more »

Soundtracks

"The Gliss Jump"
Composed by Billy Regis
Played by Billy Regis Band (as The Billy Regis Band) See more »