History ·Thriller ·Drama · United States of America · 1975 · 2h 5m

The Hindenburg

The Hindenburg poster
Director
Robert Wise
Cast
George C. Scott as Col. Franz Ritter Anne Bancroft as Ursula William Atherton as Boerth Roy Thinnes as Martin Vogel Gig Young as Edward Douglas Burgess Meredith as Emilio Pajetta
Crew
Robert Surtees — Director of Photography Donn Cambern — Editor David Shire — Original Music Composer Nelson Gidding — Screenplay Robert Wise — Producer Edward C. Carfagno — Production Design
Tagline

The truth at last? What really happened to The Hindenburg?

Synopsis

Colonel Franz Ritter, a former hero pilot now working for military intelligence, is assigned to the great Hindenburg airship as its chief of security. As he races against the clock to uncover a possible saboteur aboard the doomed zeppelin he finds that any of the passengers and crew could be the culprit.

Trailer The Hindenburg — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
based on true storyairshiptragic eventhistorical eventhindenburgdirigibleaviation disasterair disaster
Key Collaborators
Robert Wise Director Robert Surtees Director of Photography Donn Cambern Editor David Shire Original Music Composer Nelson Gidding Screenplay Robert Wise Producer Edward C. Carfagno Production Design Dorothy Jeakins Costume Design
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