Zero Hour!
(1957)
Overview
In 1950s Canada, during a commercial flight, the pilots and some passengers suffer food poisoning, thus forcing an ex-WW2 fighter pilot to try to land the airliner in heavy fog.
Director
Hall Bartlett
Writers
Arthur Hailey, Hall Bartlett, John C. Champion, Arthur Hailey
Top Billed
Dana Andrews
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Reviews
John Chard
⭐ 7.5/10December 29, 2014
Tension and Terror in the Skies!
Famously parodied as Airplane in 1980, it gets forgotten just what a rollicking good thriller Zero Hour! is. Dana Andrews is the airman scarred by an incident during the war who has to battle his demons when the crew and passengers of the jumbo jet he is aboard fall victim to food poisoning. Sterling Hayden is down on the ground smoking loads of ciggies and having no faith in trying to talk Andrews down safely.…
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Status
Released
Original Language
EN
Budget
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