Survival film survival film to romance: "They both emphasize the heroic triumph over obstacles which threaten social order and the reaffirmation of predominant social values such as fair play and respect for merit and cooperation." The author said survival films "identify and isolate a microcosm of society", such as the surviving group from the plane crash in "The Flight of the Phoenix" (1965) or those on the overturned ocean liner in "The Poseidon Adventure" (1972). Sobchack explained, "Most of the time in a survival film is spent depicting the process whereby the group, cut off from the securities and certainties of the
36 Hours (1965 film) roles." Banner's role, which provided the comedy relief in "36 Hours", was the role model for his easy-going German soldier, POW camp guard Sgt. Hans Schultz, in the TV series "Hogan's Heroes" (1965–71). Coincidentally, Sig Ruman played POW camp guard Sgt. Schultz in the William Holden feature film "Stalag 17" (1953). The film was remade as a 1989 TV movie, "Breaking Point", starring Corbin Bernsen. 36 Hours (1965 film) 36 Hours is a 1965 American suspense film, based on the short story "Beware of the Dog" by Roald Dahl. The picture stars James Garner, Eva Marie Saint, and Rod Taylor