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Movie Info

Ted Stryker (Dana Andrews) has drifted through life unsuccessfully since he led a dreadful air attack in World War II. When his wife, Ellen (Linda Darnell), and his son leave him, Ted hurries onto their plane, where he tries to convince Ellen that he has changed. Meanwhile, many of the people on the flight, including the pilot (Elroy Hirsch), fall ill with food poisoning. It's left up to Ted, with help from Captain Treleaven (Sterling Hayden) in air control, to safely land the plane.

Genre:

mystery and thriller
Original Language:

English
Director:

Hall Bartlett
Producer:

John Champion
Release Date (Streaming):

Jan 1, 2009
Runtime:

1h 21m
Production Co:

Bartlett-Champion Productions, Delta Enterprises Inc., Carmel Productions

Cast & Crew

Dana Andrews
Lt. Ted Stryker

Linda Darnell
Ellen Stryker

Sterling Hayden
Capt. Martin Treleaven

Elroy Hirsch
Capt. Bill Wilson

Geoffrey Toone
Dr. Baird

Jerry Paris
Tony Decker

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Critic Reviews for Zero Hour

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I give it props for being one of the first of the disaster airplane films.

March 6, 2010 | Rating: B- | Full Review…

Dennis Schwartz
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Spoof classicity aside, the film is actually well-paced, fun to watch, and genuinely tense at times. It's a hit!

June 26, 2007 | Rating: 3.5/5

Christopher Null
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Audience Reviews for Zero Hour

Dec 05, 2020

Corny, campy fun. The inspiration for the classic comedy Airplane.

Aldo G Super Reviewer
Sep 07, 2008

One of the first so called disaster movies centers around a plane full of passengers sick from food poisoning and a old army pilot named Ted Striker who is asked to bring it down safely but theres just a few problems bad weather and Ted has flashbacks from the war. if anyone has heard this plot before its cause this is the orignal movie that *Airplane* spoofed a bunch of years later except this isnt played for laughs not a great movie but not horrible either pretty decent amount of suspense yet overdramatic like most 50's movies.

ken j Super Reviewer
Jul 23, 2007

A non-comedic version of and basis for Airplane! If you've seen Airplane! you'll laugh, but at the same time it's so campy you just may laugh anyway. Especially when Sterling Hayden says "looks like I picked the wrong week to quit smoking."

Michael G Super Reviewer