| Zero Hour! | |
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 Promotional film poster |
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| Directed by | Hall Bartlett |
| Produced by | John C. Champion Hall Bartlett |
| Written by | Arthur Hailey |
| Starring | Dana Andrews Linda Darnell |
| Music by | Ted Dale Arthur Hamilton |
| Cinematography | John F. Warren |
| Editing by | John C. Fuller |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
| Release date(s) | November 13, 1957 |
| Running time | 81 min. |
| Country | U.S. |
| Language | English |
Zero Hour! is a 1957 movie written by Arthur Hailey, starring Dana Andrews, Linda Darnell, and Sterling Hayden, and released by Paramount Pictures. Zero Hour! served as the basis for the spoof Airplane!.[1] Zero Hour! was a remake of Hailey's 1956 Canadian Broadcasting Corporation play Flight into Danger.[citation needed] Hailey also co-wrote a novel with John Castle based on the same premise, titled Flight Into Danger: Runway Zero-Eight (1958).
The rights to the movie were purchased by the makers of the 1980 parody film Airplane!, and they were able to use the screenplay almost verbatim.[1] In later years, the film was acquired by Warner Bros. Pictures. The film was released on DVD by Warner Home Video on June 26, 2007.
Cast
- Dana Andrews .... Lt. Ted Stryker
- Linda Darnell .... Ellen Stryker
- Sterling Hayden .... Captain Martin Treleaven
- Elroy "Crazylegs" Hirsch .... Capt. Bill Wilson, Pilot
- Geoffrey Toone .... Dr. Baird
- Jerry Paris .... Tony Decker
- Peggy King .... Stewardess Janet Turner
- Charles Quinlivan .... Harry Burdick
- Patricia Tiernan .... Mrs. Joan Wilson (as Carole Eden)
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