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Aviation Accidents And Incidents In Fiction
Aviation accidents and incidents, particularly civilian airplane crashes or incidents threatening a crash or requiring an emergency landing, are a common theme in fiction. Films centered on such incidents make up a substantial subset of the disaster film genre, and influence how other stories within the genre are told. Works in this genre encompass both fictional depictions of the incidents themselves, and depictions of consequences such as investigations, lawsuits, and the effect on the lives of persons involved. A subgenre, the "plane crash survival movie", involves characters placed in a dangerous environment by an initial airplane crash. Airplane crashes have been described as "the easy and obvious device" for dramatically incorporating an airplane into the plot of a film, and as "a Hollywood staple", with various levels of praise or criticism directed to the realism of specific depictions. Development of the genre A review of the genre by ''The Guardian'' following the release ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aviation Accidents And Incidents
An aviation accident is an event during aircraft operation that results serious injury, death, or significant destruction. An aviation incident is any operating event that compromises safety but does not escalate into an aviation accident. Preventing both accidents and incidents is the primary goal of aviation safety. One of the earliest recorded aviation accidents occurred on May 10, 1785, when a hot air balloon crashed in Tullamore, County Offaly, Ireland. The resulting fire seriously damaged the town, destroying over 130 homes. The first accident involving a powered aircraft occurred on September 17, 1908, when a Wright Model A crashed at Fort Myer, Virginia, USA. The pilot and co-inventor, Orville Wright, was injured, and the passenger, Signal Corps Lieutenant Thomas Selfridge, was killed. Definitions According to Annex 13 of the Convention on International Civil Aviation, an aviation accident is an occurrence associated with the operation of an aircraft, which ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World War II
World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the world's countries participated, with many nations mobilising all resources in pursuit of total war. Tanks in World War II, Tanks and Air warfare of World War II, aircraft played major roles, enabling the strategic bombing of cities and delivery of the Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, first and only nuclear weapons ever used in war. World War II is the List of wars by death toll, deadliest conflict in history, causing World War II casualties, the death of 70 to 85 million people, more than half of whom were civilians. Millions died in genocides, including the Holocaust, and by massacres, starvation, and disease. After the Allied victory, Allied-occupied Germany, Germany, Allied-occupied Austria, Austria, Occupation of Japan, Japan, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jet Over The Atlantic
''Jet Over the Atlantic'' (also known as ''High Over the Atlantic'') is a 1959 drama film, drama film directed by Byron Haskin and stars Guy Madison, Virginia Mayo, George Raft and Ilona Massey. The film's title was misleading as the airliner was a Bristol Britannia turboprop-engined, not "pure" jet-powered aircraft. George Raft's biographer Everett Aaker called ''Jet Over the Atlantic'' "a precursor of the disaster genre." Plot Wanted on a charge of murder, Brett Matton, a Korean War United States Air Force, U.S. Air Force veteran, has fled the country to Francoist Spain, Spain, where he has been living for two years and is engaged to wed Jean Gurney, a former showgirl. Federal Bureau of Investigation, FBI Agent Stafford arrives in Spain to arrest Brett and Extradition law in the United States, extradite him to the United States. On their commercial flight to New York, the passengers include Jean, who bought a ticket at the last minute, and Lord Leverett, a man deranged by his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jet Storm
''Jet Storm'' (also known as ''Jet Stream'' or ''Killing Urge'') is a 1959 British thriller film directed and co-written by Cy Endfield. Richard Attenborough stars with Stanley Baker, Hermione Baddeley and Diane Cilento. The film is a precursor to the later aviation disaster film genre such as ''Airport'' (1970). Plot Ernest Tilley, a former scientist who lost his daughter two years earlier in a hit-and-run accident, tracks down James Brock, the man he believes is responsible for the accident and boards the same airliner on a transatlantic flight, flying from London to New York. Tilley has hidden a bomb on board and threatens to blow it up in an act of vengeance, not only killing Brock but also all passengers and crew. When Captain Bardow and the passengers realise that he is serious, and they cannot find the bomb (which Tilley had attached to the underside of the airliner's left wing), they begin to panic. Some want to pressure him into revealing the location of the bomb, whi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Airplane!
''Airplane!'' (alternatively titled ''Flying High!'') is a 1980 American disaster film, disaster comedy film written and directed by Jim Abrahams and brothers David Zucker, David and Jerry Zucker in their List of directorial debuts, directorial debut, and produced by Jon Davison (film producer), Jon Davison. It stars Robert Hays and Julie Hagerty and features Leslie Nielsen, Robert Stack, Lloyd Bridges, Peter Graves, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, and Lorna Patterson. It is a parody film, parody of the disaster film genre, particularly the 1957 Paramount film ''Zero Hour!'', from which it borrows the plot, central characters, and some dialogue. It also draws many elements from ''Airport 1975'' and other films in the Airport (film series), ''Airport'' series. It is known for using surreal humor and fast-paced slapstick comedy, including visual and verbal puns, gags, running jokes, and dark humor. Released by Paramount Pictures, it was a critical and commercial success, grossing $171 milli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Movie Of The Week
A television film, alternatively known as a television movie, made-for-TV film/movie, telefilm, telemovie or TV film/movie, is a film with a running time similar to a feature film that is produced and originally distributed by or to a terrestrial or cable television network, in contrast to theatrical films made for initial showing in movie theaters, direct-to-video films made for initial release on home video formats, and films released on or produced for streaming platforms. In certain cases, such films may also be referred to and shown as a miniseries, which typically indicates a film that has been divided into multiple parts or a series that contains a predetermined, limited number of episodes. Origins and history Precursors of "television movies" include ''Talk Faster, Mister'', which aired on WABD (now WNYW) in New York City on December 18, 1944, and was produced by RKO Pictures, and the 1957 ''The Pied Piper of Hamelin'', based on the poem by Robert Browning, and sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Terror In The Sky
''Terror in the Sky'' is a 1971 television film remake of 1957's ''Zero Hour!'', which itself was based on the 1956 television play '' Flight into Danger'' by Arthur Hailey. The film stars Doug McClure, Lois Nettleton, Roddy McDowall, Leif Erickson, Kenneth Tobey, and Keenan Wynn. ''Terror in the Sky'' originally aired on September 17, 1971 on CBS. Plot Passengers on a plane headed from the Midwest to the West Coast (Winnipeg to Vancouver in the original; Minneapolis to Seattle in the film) get quite ill after eating the chicken pot pie entree. Both pilots also eat the chicken. Passenger George Spencer, a man who has not flown since the Vietnam War (single-engine planes in the original, helicopter/war choppers in the film), is reluctantly pressed into flying the plane, where he makes an emergency landing. Cast * Doug McClure - George Spencer * Leif Erickson - Marty Treleavan *Roddy McDowall - Dr. Baird *Lois Nettleton - Janet Turner *Keenan Wynn - Milton *Kenneth Tobey - Capt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Novelization
A novelization (or novelisation) is a derivative novel that adapts the story of a work created for another medium, such as a film, TV series, stage play, comic book, or video game. Film novelizations were particularly popular before the advent of home video, but continue to find commercial success as part of marketing campaigns for major films. They are often written by accomplished writers based on an early draft of the film's script and on a tight deadline. History and purpose Novelizations of films began to be produced in the 1910s and 1920s for silent films such as '' Les Vampires'' (1915–16) and '' London After Midnight'' (1927). One of the first films with spoken dialogue to be novelized was '' King Kong'' (1933). Film novelizations were especially profitable during the 1970s before home video became available, as they were then the only way to re-experience popular movies other than television airing or a rerelease in theaters. The novelizations of '' Star Wars'' (1977 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flight Into Danger (Wednesday Theatre)
"Flight into Danger" is a 1966 Australian TV play. It was based on a 1956 Canadian TV play by Arthur Hailey which had been filmed as the movie ''Zero Hour!''. The episode aired on 14 September 1966 in Melbourne, on 5 October 1966 in Sydney, and on 12 October 1966 in Brisbane. Australian TV drama was relatively rare at the time. Plot On a plane flight, passenger George Spencer is forced to take controls when the crew fall ill with food poisoning. Cast *Ray Taylor as George Spencer *John Godfrey *Betty Bobbitt * Wynn Roberts *Frank Rich *Keith Eden Production The production starred TV personality Ray Taylor in his second television drama role; the first had been '' Ashes to Ashes'', also for director Patrick Barton. Co-star Betty Bobbitt was best known for appearing on ''Daly at Night ''Daly at Night'' was an Australian television series which aired from 7 March 1962 to 29 March 1963, aired on Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays on Melbourne station HSV-7. Hosted by American-bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Studio 4 (TV Series)
''Studio 4'' is a BBC drama anthology series utilising BBC Television Centre's Studio Four, and running for two series in 1962. The series was envisaged as a sequel to ''Storyboard'', an anthology series which had been transmitted the previous year. Episodes Series 1 * "The Cross and the Arrow" (22 Jan 1962) * "The Second Curtain" (29 Jan 1962) * "Flight Into Danger" (5 Feb 1962) * "The Intrigue" (12 Feb 1962) * "Call Me Back" (19 Feb 1962) * "The Ballad of Peckham Rye" (5 March 1962) * "Look Who's Talking" (12 March 1962) * "The Victorian Chaise Longue" (19 March 1962) * "The Grass Is Singing" (26 March 1962) * "North Flight" (2 Apr 1962) * "A Voice from the Top" (9 Apr 1962) * "The Imbroglio" (16 Apr 1962) Series 2 * "Doctor Korczak and the Children" (13 Aug 1962) * "The Weather in the Streets" (20 Aug 1962) * "Summer Storm" (27 Aug 1962) * "Address Unknown" (3 Sept 1962) * "Stamboul Train" (10 Sept 1962) * "Comrade Jacob" (17 Sept 1962) Status Like the preceding series, ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zero Hour!
''Zero Hour!'' is a 1957 American drama film directed by Hall Bartlett from a screenplay by Bartlett, Arthur Hailey, and John Champion. It stars Dana Andrews, Linda Darnell, and Sterling Hayden and features Peggy King, Elroy "Crazy Legs" Hirsch, Geoffrey Toone, and Jerry Paris in supporting roles. It was released by Paramount Pictures. ''Zero Hour!'' was a remake of the Canadian television play '' Flight into Danger'', and was in turn used as the basis for the 1980 parody film ''Airplane!''. Plot During the closing days of the Second World War, six members of the Royal Canadian Air Force fighter squadron led by pilot Ted Stryker are killed because of a command decision he made. Stryker blamed himself for that bad decision, falling into a deep sense of depression and anxiety which impede him to fly again. Years later, in civilian life in Winnipeg, Manitoba, a guilt-stricken Stryker goes through many jobs, and his marriage is in trouble. Stryker finds a note at home: his w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Feature Film
A feature film or feature-length film (often abbreviated to feature), also called a theatrical film, is a film (Film, motion picture, "movie" or simply “picture”) with a running time long enough to be considered the principal or sole presentation in a commercial entertainment theatrical program. The term ''feature film'' originally referred to the main, full-length film in a cinema program that included a short film and often a newsreel. Matinee programs, especially in the United States and Canada, in general, also included cartoons, at least one weekly serial film, serial and, typically, a second feature-length film on weekends. The first narrative feature film was the 70-minute ''The Story of the Kelly Gang'' (1906). Other early feature films include ''Les Misérables (1909 film), Les Misérables'' (1909), ''L'Inferno'', ''Defence of Sevastopol, The Adventures of Pinocchio (1911 film), The Adventures of Pinocchio'' (1911), ''Oliver Twist (1912 American film), Oliver Twist'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
