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 ⓘ
aspectOf 1950s American cinema ⓘ
basedOn Flight into Danger ⓘ
basedOnAuthor Arthur Hailey ⓘ
basedOnWorkType television play ⓘ
characterOccupation Ted Stryker – former Royal Canadian Air Force pilot ⓘ
linked to: Ted Striker
cinematographyBy John F. Warren ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
dialogueParodiedIn Airplane! ⓘ
director Hall Bartlett ⓘ
distributor Paramount Pictures ⓘ
editedBy John F. Schreyer ⓘ
filmFormat black-and-white ⓘ
genre aviation ⓘ
disaster ⓘ
drama ⓘ
hasTheme aviation accidents ⓘ
marital strain ⓘ
post-traumatic stress ⓘ
redemption ⓘ
influencedWork Airplane! ⓘ
mainCharacter Captain Martin Treleaven ⓘ
Dr. Baird ⓘ
Ellen Stryker ⓘ
Ted Stryker ⓘ
linked to: Ted Striker
mpaaRating Not Rated ⓘ
musicBy Ted Dale ⓘ
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 ⓘ
releaseDate 1957-11-13 ⓘ
releaseYear 1957 ⓘ
runtimeMinutes 81 ⓘ
screenwriter Arthur Hailey ⓘ
Hall Bartlett ⓘ
John Champion ⓘ
setting commercial airliner ⓘ
starring Dana Andrews ⓘ
Elroy "Crazylegs" Hirsch ⓘ
Linda Darnell ⓘ
Peggy King ⓘ
Sterling Hayden ⓘ
studio Hall Bartlett Productions ⓘ
timePeriodDepicted contemporary to late 1950s ⓘ

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Airplane! → basedOn → the 1957 film Zero Hour! ⓘ