Zero Hour! (1957)
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. (Allmovie)
Cast and Information
Directed By: Hall Bartlett
Written By: Arthur Hailey
Starring: Dana Andrews, Sterling Hayden, Jerry Paris, Linda Darnell, Geoffrey Toone, Elroy 'Crazylegs' Hirsch
Genres: Drama, Suspense/Thriller
Country: USA
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Zero Hour! belongs to 3 collections
1. B-Movie (public - 15 stars)
2. Plane crash (public: moderated by djross - 3 stars)
3. Airplane (public: moderated by Dunstan-xxx)
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MartinTeller | 67 31% |
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It is impossible to judge this movie as anything but the blueprint for AIRPLANE. In that capacity, it's absolutely hilarious. But I can try to comment on the film on its own terms. Noir fans might be thrilled with the casting, but only Hayden brings anything interesting to it. The plot is... gripping, I guess? It's hard to say when you're so familiar with it. Oh, I give up. If for some ungodly reason you've never seen AIRPLANE, watch this first. I imagine it can only make both films better.
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EgbertSouse | 65 26% |
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Hard to take seriously once you've seen Airplane!
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x-human | 83 81% |
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In and of itself is still a delight. Sterling Hayden's a man's man and keeps Dana Andrews in line in this tighter than tight 50's b-movie.
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iceblox | 75 76% |
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A decent Dana Andrews venture, with some edge-of-the-seat moments and a good viewer education in flying and crash landing runaway planes, in the likely event that we need to do it.
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janus | 55 24% |
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Airplane! obviously puts a spin on this it's impossible to ignore, but it holds its own as harmless, campy melodrama with some nice effects and a detail-oriented script by Arthur Hailey, author of "Hotel" and other well-researched potboilers.
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| Average Percentile 44.89% from 40 Ratings |  |