One Minute to Zero
Produced at a cost of millions...to bring you A MILLION THRILLS!
1952 | 105m | English
Popularity: 0.5 (history)
| Director: | Tay Garnett |
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| Writer: | Milton Krims, William Wister Haines |
| Staring: |
| An idealistic United Nations official learns the harrowing truth about war when she falls in love with an American officer charged with the evacuation of civilians. As hostilities escalate, the officer and his small detachment are left to hold the line until allied forces can be brought into action. | |
| Release Date: | Sep 19, 1952 |
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| Director: | Tay Garnett |
| Writer: | Milton Krims, William Wister Haines |
| Genres: | War, Drama, Romance |
| Keywords | evacuation, korean war (1950-53), anti-communism, aerial combat, united nations, war propaganda, archive footage, horrors of war, war refugees |
| Production Companies | RKO Radio Pictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $1,600,000
Budget: $2,181,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 28, 2026 Entered: Apr 24, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Robert Mitchum | Col. Steve Janowski |
| Ann Blyth | Mrs. Linda Day |
| William Talman | Col. John Parker |
| Charles McGraw | Sfc. Baker |
| Margaret Sheridan | Mary Parker |
| Richard Egan | Capt. Ralston |
| Eduard Franz | Dr. Gustav Engstrand |
| Robert Osterloh | Maj. Davis |
| Robert Gist | Maj. Carter |
| Alvin Greenman | Pvt. "Chef" Lane (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Milton Krims | Screenplay |
| Robert Belcher | Editor |
| Darrell Silvera | Set Decoration |
| Larry Germain | Hairstylist |
| Frank McWhorter | Sound |
| John Sturtevant | Set Decoration |
| Cliff P. Broughton | Production Supervisor |
| Clem Portman | Sound |
| William Wister Haines | Screenplay |
| William E. Snyder | Director of Photography |
| Jack Okey | Art Direction |
| Mel Berns | Makeup Artist |
| John Francis Murphy | Assistant Director |
| Lewis J. Rachmil | Second Unit Director |
| Tay Garnett | Director |
| Victor Young | Original Music Composer |
| Albert S. D'Agostino | Art Direction |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Tay Garnett | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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| 2025 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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