the 1957 film Zero Hour!

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The 1957 film "Zero Hour!" is a serious aviation disaster drama whose plot and dialogue were later famously parodied almost verbatim in the comedy film "Airplane!".

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instanceOf aviation disaster film
film
aircraftTypeDepicted Douglas DC-4 NERFINISHED
aspectOf 1950s American cinema
basedOn Flight into Danger NERFINISHED
basedOnAuthor Arthur Hailey NERFINISHED
basedOnWorkType television play
characterOccupation Ted Stryker – former Royal Canadian Air Force pilot NERFINISHED
cinematographyBy John F. Warren NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
dialogueParodiedIn Airplane! NERFINISHED
director Hall Bartlett NERFINISHED
distributor Paramount Pictures
editedBy John F. Schreyer NERFINISHED
filmFormat black-and-white
genre aviation
disaster
drama
hasTheme aviation accidents
marital strain
post-traumatic stress
redemption
influencedWork Airplane! NERFINISHED
mainCharacter Captain Martin Treleaven NERFINISHED
Dr. Baird NERFINISHED
Ellen Stryker NERFINISHED
Ted Stryker NERFINISHED
mpaaRating Not Rated
musicBy Ted Dale NERFINISHED
notableFor being closely parodied in the 1980 comedy film Airplane!
serious tone and realistic aviation drama
originalLanguage English
plotSummary A traumatized former wartime pilot must land a commercial airliner after the crew and many passengers fall ill from food poisoning.
producer Hall Bartlett NERFINISHED
releaseDate 1957-11-13
releaseYear 1957
runtimeMinutes 81
screenwriter Arthur Hailey NERFINISHED
Hall Bartlett NERFINISHED
John Champion NERFINISHED
setting commercial airliner
starring Dana Andrews NERFINISHED
Elroy "Crazylegs" Hirsch NERFINISHED
Linda Darnell NERFINISHED
Peggy King NERFINISHED
Sterling Hayden NERFINISHED
studio Hall Bartlett Productions NERFINISHED
timePeriodDepicted contemporary to late 1950s

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Airplane! basedOn the 1957 film Zero Hour!