A film that chronicles the events of the hindenburg disaster. A film that chronicles the events of the hindenburg disaster in which a zeppelin burst into flames. For details on the real life airship, cruise on over here the hindenburg is a 1975 disaster movie, starring george c. The motion picture the film details the final transatlantic voyage of the famous german zeppelin, and its tragic. The last flight starring maximilian simonischek in this drama on directv. Hindenburg, the 1975 movie clip queen of the skies. The hindenburg trailer 1972 trailer for the hindenburg. The history of lighter than air transportation culminating in the hindenburg explosion which gets thoroughly covered and analyzed. The large map in the hindenburg s lobby seen throughout the film is not a period 1937 map, but a modern 1975 map. The absolute highlight of the film, however, are the final moments of the exploding craft. The hindenburg model constructed for filming was over 25 feet long, and could be flown by suspension cables in front of a backdrop. Scott and anne bancroft, and directed by robert wise the day the earth stood still, west side story, star trek.
Dlz 129 was a large german commercial passengercarrying rigid airship, the lead ship of the hindenburg class, the longest class of flying machine and the largest airship by envelope volume. Robert wise is a masterful filmmaker, with an attention to detail and a catalogue of classic movies. It has since been combined with the separately filmed. Dedicated to identifying aircraft throughout movies, television, and video games. Scott, anne bancroft, william atherton, roy thinnes.
But that said, with the hindenburg, the story of the illfated zeppelin airliner of the 1930s, his cast werent all that bad. The film is far from perfect, but is much better than most disaster films. It was commissioned by channel 4, zdf, and the smithsonian. In the middle of the table was a mound of ice cream in the shape of a zeppelin. Boiler maker film completo italiano thriller by film in streaming movie on. Hindenburg 2011 tv movie the internet movie plane database.
As a colonel assigned by the german government to make certain no one sabotages the hindenburg on its transatlantic voyage, scott suspects everyone aboard the luxury ship particularly a german countess anne bancroft. The hindenburg 1975 nazi germanys prized airship is threatened with sabotage, so col. The hindenburg 1975 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. See retro pitt, dicaprio in pics from tarantino film daily mail. Morrisons commentary was recorded but not broadcast until later. The main thing here though is the hindenburg itself. Scott leads an allstar cast in this imaginative suspense thriller that attempts to shed some light on the historic disaster even as its intricate plot unfolds. This insipid, boring, implausible, senseless, deliciously funny, and expensively mounted film puts forth the theory that the hindenburg disaster at lakehurst, new jersey, on the evening of may 6. Lz 129 hindenburg, dirigibile tedesco costruito nel 1935. I love hindenburg and other airships so sad that this airship burst into flames like and subscribe for more video clips. Oct 25, 20 so, its fair to say that whilst robert wise was a beautiful and skilled filmmaker, he was poor at directing his cast.
After only a few test flights, the hindenburg was ordered by the nazi propaganda minister, dr. Nov 23, 20 i love hindenburg and other airships so sad that this airship burst into flames like and subscribe for more video clips. Why else would they film a story with an ending everybody knows and then try to build up suspense about it. Last sunday, may 6, marked the 75th anniversary of the 1937 hindenburg disaster. United states, new jersey, click to view the video from this part. The massive german airship caught fire while attempting to. The hindenburg, a giant in size and grandeur, first emerged from its shed in friedrichshafen, germany on march 4, 1936. Mooney a highly speculative thriller, the film and the book it is based on depict a.
Mar 02, 2015 film sensacyjny czesc 2 this feature is not available right now. Hindenburg, film del 1975 del regista robert wiselz 129. Google has many special features to help you find exactly what youre looking for. A film that chronicles the events of the hindenburg disaster in. A young engineer uncovers a plot to blow up the hindenburg while the german airship is preparing for its maiden voyage to america. For dramatic effect, sabotage was chosen as the cause, rather than.
The model was donated to the smithsonian air and space museum in washington, dc, where it is on display. The hindenburg is a 1975 american technicolor film based on the disaster of the german airship hindenburg. The actual tragic crash of the real hindenburg was over in a few minutes and so, it becomes necessary to insert a story leading up to that incident in order to justify the making of a movie. The german passenger airship lz 129 hindenburg caught fire and was destroyed during its attempt to dock with its mooring mast at naval air station lakehurst. The large map in the hindenburgs lobby seen throughout the film is not a period 1937 map, but a modern 1975 map. The hindenburg disaster occurred on may 6, 1937, in manchester township, new jersey, united states. Hindenburg 2011 a young engineer uncovers a plot to blow up the hindenburg while the german airship is preparing for its maiden voyage to america. Yes, they failed to engage on any significant emotional level but they were not as. Scott, anne bancroft, william atherton, roy thinnes the pg movie has a runtime of about 2 hr 5 min, and received a score of out of 100 on. Filmed largely in technicolor with a mock newsreel presented in blackandwhite at the beginning of the film, and a portion of the film is presented in monochrome, edited between portions of the historical hindenburg newsreel footage shot on 6th may, 1937. The sense of time running out aboard the hindenburg is also beautifully brought to life by wise.
Two short years ago we created this message box on our home page, asking for your help to keep this site up and running. Newsreel footage of the 6 may 1937 hindenburg disaster, where the zeppelin lz 129 hindenburg crashed and burned down, was filmed by several companies the film is frequently shown with narration by announcer herbert morrison who was present to watch the zeppelins arrival. This film is a compendium of the facts and fiction of the events leading up to the disaster. Eckener went to a party in new york city to celebrate the hindenburgs first flight. While the tragic hydrogenfueled crash was caught on film by local news teams on the ground what remains a mystery is how those passengers inside the massive airship might have experienced the disaster. It was designed and built by the zeppelin company luftschiffbau zeppelin gmbh on the shores of lake constance in friedrichshafen, germany, and. The majesty of the great craft in flight, soaring between the clouds like a vision from a dream. Underrated disaster film based on the real life 1937 disaster of the hindenburg is very good entertainment for what it is. Film sensacyjny czesc 2 this feature is not available right now. It aired on may 6, 2007, to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the disaster. There were 35 fatalities passengers and 22 crewmen from the 97 people on board 36 passengers and 61 crewmen, and an. The hindenburg 1975 stream and watch online moviefone.
Ascap, bmg rights management us, llc, and 1 music rights societies song. In that time, many of you have generously donated to our paypal account and we are forever grateful. The may 6 1937 destruction of the hindenburg is a moment in history that refuses to be forgotten. Producer and director robert wise shows confidence in the historical background for his fictionalized disaster movie, with extensive newsreels and narration, all preceding the credits, opening the hindenburg, 1975, starring george c. This british film is narrated by malcolm tierney who plays the role of dr hugo eckener, the most successful airship commander in history. It was produced and directed by robert wise, and was written by nelson gidding, richard levinson and william link, based on the 1972 book of the same title by michael m. The film also used matte paintings of the airship, which used photographs of the model. As the steward adjusts the little magnetic model of the hindenburg, 40 minutes in, germany can be clearly seen in the foreground on the map, divided into east and west germany. Joseph goebbels, to accompany the graf zeppelin over every german city with a population over 100,000 to drop nazi campaign pamphlets and to blare patriotic music from.
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