Zero Hour! (1957)
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45% of users liked it
(331 ratings)
This suspenseful air-borne adventure can rightfully lay claim to being the Mother of All subsequent in-flight disaster films of the '70s. The trouble begins when the pilot and crew of a Canadian passenger plane suddenly find themselves doubled over from accidental ptomaine poisoning and unable… More This suspenseful air-borne adventure can rightfully lay claim to being the Mother of All subsequent in-flight disaster films of the '70s. The trouble begins when the pilot and crew of a Canadian passenger plane suddenly find themselves doubled over from accidental ptomaine poisoning and unable to continue flying the plane. The only other person on board who can save the terrified crew is a former WW II flying ace who is petrified of flying again. Fortunately, a courageous steel-nerved ground controller is there to offer full-radio support. Later the film became the basis of a TV movie Terror in the Sky and the hilarious parody Airplane (1980). Arthur Hailey, who wrote the teleplay on which this was based, went on to write the novel and the screenplay for 1970's Airport. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
- Directed By
- Hall Bartlett
- Genres
- Drama, Action & Adventure, Horror, Mystery & Suspense, Classics
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Nov 13, 1957 Wide
Critic Reviews
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
I give it props for being one of the first of the disaster airplane films.
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Christopher Null, Filmcritic.com
Spoof classicity aside, the film is actually well-paced, fun to watch, and genuinely tense at times. It's a hit!
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Cast
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Dana Andrews
as Ted Stryker
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Linda Darnell
as Ellen Stryker
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Sterling Hayden
as Treleaven
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Elroy "Crazylegs" Hirsch
as Capt. Wilson
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Geoffrey Toone
as Dr. Baird
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Jerry Paris
as Tony Decker
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Peggy King
as Stewardess
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Charles Quinlivan
as Burdick
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Carole Eden
as Mrs. Wilson
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Steve London
as Copilot Stewart
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Willis B. Bouchey
as RCAF Doctor
- Woodrow Chambliss
- Maxine Cooper
- Noel Drayton
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Raymond Farrell
as Joey Strvcker
- Roy Gordon
- Arthur Hanson
- Mary Newton
- Willard Sage
- Bob Stevenson
- Hope Summers
- Jon Mikl Thor
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Russell Thorson
as Flight Dispatcher
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David Thursby
as Whitmond
- Will J. White
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John Ashley
as TV Singer
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Mark Richard Keith
as Station Manager
- Fintan Meyler
- Patricia Tiernan
