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!