Zero Hour!

Zero Hour! (1957)

67%
49votes
2popularity
81min

"SUSPENSE LIKE YOU'VE NEVER FELT BEFORE!"
Budget:$0
Revenue:$0
Release:11/13/1957
Genres:Drama | Thriller
Original language:English
Spoken languages:English
Countries:United States of America

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.… Expand

Production companies:

Carmel Productions
Bartlett-Champion Productions
Delta Enterprises Inc

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75%
John Chard
- Created:12/29/2014
- Updated:5/16/2024
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. One of the first disaster aeroplane movies, it follows what we now regard as the staples of the genre. Troubled protagonist, family strife, calm characters, panic characters, lovely ladies, square jawed men, raging weather conditions and an aeroplane in serious danger of plummeting from the sky and killing all on board. It's sometimes hokey and one dimensional in terms of plot developments, but it commits to the drama and grinds out a suspenseful last half hour that can have you edging towards the edge of your seat. A must see for fans of such fare. It's ok to love Airplane! and prefer its comedy smartness, but it's also ok to doff a respectful pilot cap towards Zero Hour! as well. 7.5/10… Expand

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