SUSPENSE LIKE YOU'VE NEVER FELT BEFORE!
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.
Zero Hour! (1957) is a drama and thriller film directed by Hall Bartlett, released on November 13, 1957 with a runtime of 1h 21m. It stars Dana Andrews, Linda Darnell, Sterling Hayden and Elroy 'Crazylegs' Hirsch. Viewers rate it 6.6 out of 10 across 56 ratings.
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Dana Andrews
as Lt. Ted Stryker
Linda Darnell
as Ellen Stryker
Sterling Hayden
as Captain Martin Treleaven
Elroy 'Crazylegs' Hirsch
as Capt. Bill Wilson
Geoffrey Toone
as Dr. Baird
Jerry Paris
as Tony Decker
Peggy King
as Stewardess Janet Turner
Charles Quinlivan
as Harry Burdick
Patricia Tiernan
as Mrs. Joan Wilson
Steve London
as First Officer Walt Stewart
Jo Ann Wade
as Treleaven's Baby Sitter
Ray Ferrell
as Joey Stryker
Directed by Hall Bartlett, written by John C. Champion, Hall Bartlett and Arthur Hailey, produced by John C. Champion.
Average viewer score of 6.6/10 from 56 ratings.
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…
Reviewed on December 29, 2014
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Zero Hour! (1957) is currently available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube and Fandango At Home. No subscription streaming option is listed right now, so availability may change.
The main cast of Zero Hour! (1957) includes Dana Andrews, Linda Darnell, Sterling Hayden, Elroy 'Crazylegs' Hirsch and Geoffrey Toone. The film was directed by Hall Bartlett. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Zero Hour! was released on November 13, 1957 and runs for 1h 21m.
Zero Hour! (1957) holds an average rating of 6.6 out of 10 from 56 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy drama and thriller films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
Yes. The official Zero Hour! trailer is embedded in the trailer section of this page and plays instantly, no download or sign-up required.
