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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| Label | Occurrences |
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| the 1957 film Zero Hour! canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
aviation disaster film
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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
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surface form:
United States
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| dialogueParodiedIn | Airplane! NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| director | Hall Bartlett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Paramount Pictures ⓘ |
| editedBy | John F. Schreyer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmFormat | black-and-white ⓘ |
| genre |
aviation
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disaster ⓘ drama ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
aviation accidents
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marital strain ⓘ post-traumatic stress ⓘ redemption ⓘ |
| influencedWork | Airplane! NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Captain Martin Treleaven
NERFINISHED
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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!
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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
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Hall Bartlett NERFINISHED ⓘ John Champion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | commercial airliner ⓘ |
| starring |
Dana Andrews
NERFINISHED
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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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