Zero Hour!

1957 · 81 MIN · IMDB 6.6 · 2,407 VOTES · DIR. Hall Bartlett

Overview

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.

Dialogue Timeline — 901 lines

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00:22:44 714 to ATC, thank you.
00:25:13 - Yes, we've passed the point of no return. - How soon do you expect to land?
00:27:29 - Can I help? - oh, yes, Tony.
00:29:31 - About 10 minutes. - Is he still feeling all right?
00:32:11 - Stewardess... What's your first name? - Janet.
00:34:31 The flying characteristics are completely different.
00:36:54 What about vancouver? Is it cleared, vancouver?
00:38:58 Call "mayday," I guess.
00:41:16 ...every mile from here to the mountains.
00:43:26 I'll tell you what to say.
00:46:25 Now, I may be wrong. I hope I am.
00:48:29 All right, it's obvious you remember me.
00:50:53 Start your deicers working.
00:52:55 okay, there you are.
00:55:22 The flap handle is on the lower right-hand side of the control pedestal.
00:57:41 ...while you raise the landing gear and flaps.
01:01:06 You'd better call the first officer's home and the stewardess's.
01:04:39 He lost a lot of time. We don't know how far off course he went.
01:07:29 The captain wants to talk to the stewardess.
01:09:32 oh, Tony, I'm all right, it's just everything at once.
01:12:00 How do I talk to the field?
01:14:42 Stryker? Stryker, can you hear me? You've got to keep her up. Keep her up.
01:17:11 If you land too fast, use emergency brakes. The red handle is right in front of you.
02:00:00 and wait for instructions.

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed901
Dialogue density11.1 lines / min
First line00:22:44
Final line02:00:00

Production Record

DirectorHall Bartlett
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes2,407