Hall Bartlett (November 27, 1922 – September 7, 1993) was an American film producer, director, and screenwriter. Early life Hall Bartlett was born in Kansas City, Missouri, he graduated from Yale University Phi Beta Kappa, and was a Rhodes Scholar nominee. He served five years in Naval intelligence, then started his film making career when he began producing the documentary film Navajo, the first contemporary picture to focus attention on the plight of the American Indian. Bartlett was also the first filmmaker to do a picture about professional football: his film Crazylegs was the story of superstar Elroy Hirsch. Career 1950s Bartlett's next film and directorial debut, Unchained, was filmed inside the California Institution for Men at Chino, California. Bartlett spent six months living as an inmate while he wrote the screenplay. The film's musical theme, "Unchained Melody," became an international classic. Bartlett then acquired the rights to the first novel of Arthur Hailey, Zero Hour!, and made it into a suspense film. The film's plot was later used for Airplane!, the 1980 spoof of disaster films. Drango, a study of the post American Civil War era, was based on the true story about a Union officer who returned to the land his fellow soldiers had ravaged to try to rebuild the South, as Abraham Lincoln had encouraged before his assassination. 1960s All the Young Men, starring Sidney Poitier was about a black man's struggle to achieve first class citizenship. The Caretakers centered on the problems of mental health and was (at the request of President John F. Kennedy) the first film ever shown on the floor of the United States Senate. A Global Affair, a story about the first baby ever born in the headquarters of the United Nations in New York City, starred Bob Hope and Lilo Pulver. Hall's film, Sol Madrid, was made from the Robert Wilder novel, The Fruit of The Poppy. Changes, a strongly personal examination of the younger generation, was filmed in college communities across the country to record honest insights into issues of the day. The New York Times called the film "one of the most imaginative, haunting and artistic movies yet made. It is a remarkable film and – more than that – a remarkable experience." 1970s The Sandpit Generals received international acclaim and was entered into the 7th Moscow International Film Festival.Also released in the USA as “The Defiant”or “The Wild