The eleventh hour

The eleventh hour

The eleventh hour is an expression referring to the last moments before a deadline or the imminence of a decisive or "final" moment. Usage of this term may be traced back to the Parable of the Workers in the Vineyard in the Gospel of Matthew and also to the last moments of the First World War, which ended on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th Month of the year 1918.

When capitalized, the expression may also refer to:

;Radio
* "The Eleventh Hour" (radio series), a CBS suspense and action series that aired in 1941 (36 shows) (for a log of episodes, see [http://otrr.org/FILES/Logs_txt/The%20Eleventh%20Hour.txt] )

;Television
* "The Eleventh Hour" (TV series), a Canadian television drama series
* "Eleventh Hour" (TV series), a British science-based drama series starring Patrick Stewart
* "Eleventh Hour" (U.S. TV series), a 2008 American television series starring Rufus Sewell and Marley Shelton, adapted from the British series of the same name
* "The Eleventh Hour" (comedy), an Australian sketch comedy television program
* "The Eleventh Hour" (U.S. TV series), a 1962 American television series starring Jack Ging and Ralph Bellamy

;Music
* The Eleventh Hour (group), a disco group on 20th Century Records popular in the mid-1970s. Their album "Hollywood Hot" included songs and production by Bob Crewe
* Eleventh Hour (group), a UK indie/electronic/rock group unsigned 1991 -1994 splitting after the performance of "Monster" at Moor Green F.C., Birmingham, UK
* Our 11th Hour, a post-hardcore/metal band from Syracuse, NY.
* "The Eleventh Hour" (album), a Jars of Clay album
* "The Eleventh Hour", an album by British rock band Magnum
* "Eleventh Hour" (Fred Frith album), a Fred Frith album
*"Eleventh Hour", an album by American hip hop artist Del tha Funkee Homosapien.
* "11th Hour", a song on the album "As the Palaces Burn" by the American metal band Lamb of God
* "The Eleventh Hour", a song on the album "Messengers" by the technical metalcore band August Burns Red
* "11th Hour", a song by the band Rancid
* "The Eleventh Hour" was the initial title of Motör Militia's unreleased second album, The Dark Reign.
* "The eleventh hour", a song on the album "Parallels" by the band Fates Warning
* "The Eleventh Hour", a song on the self-titled album Colourslide
* "11th Hour (Part I)" and "11th Hour (Part II)", songs by the band Our 11th Hour.

;Literature:
* "The Eleventh Hour" (book), an illustrated children's mystery book by Australian author Graeme Base involving the theft of a birthday banquet, a follow-up to Base's earlier "Animalia"

;Film
*"Eleventh Hour" (animated short), a 1942 "Superman" cartoon produced by Famous Studios
* "The 11th Hour" (film), a 2007 documentary on environmentalism narrated by Leonardo DiCaprio
* "11th Hour" (film), a 1997 film starring Ethan Suplee

;Other uses
* "The 11th Hour" (computer game), a video game sequel to "The 7th Guest"
* The eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month (11:00 on November 11, 1918), when a ceasefire came into effect, ending World War I
* The 11th Hour (newspaper), A newspaper in Macon, Statesboro, and Valdosta Georgia covering Music, Art, and Politics
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