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25 December 1975 (USA)
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Tagline:
The truth at last? What really happened to The Hindenburg? more
Plot:
A film that chronicles the events of the Hindenburg disaster in which a zeppelin burst into flames. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for 3 Oscars.
Another 2 wins
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1 nomination
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Crash sequence was effective
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | George C. Scott | ... | Col. Franz Ritter |
 | Anne Bancroft | ... | Ursula, The Countess |
 | William Atherton | ... | Boerth |
 | Roy Thinnes | ... | Martin Vogel |
| Gig Young | ... | Edward Douglas |
| Burgess Meredith | ... | Emilio Pajetta |
| Charles Durning | ... | Capt. Pruss |
| Richard Dysart | ... | Capt. Lehman |
| Robert Clary | ... | Joe Spahn |
 | Rene Auberjonois | ... | Maj. Napier |
| Peter Donat | ... | Reed Channing |
| Alan Oppenheimer | ... | Albert Breslau |
 | Katherine Helmond | ... | Mrs. Mildred Breslau |
| Joanna Moore | ... | Mrs. Channing |
| Stephen Elliott | ... | Capt. Fellows |
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125 min
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Black and White |
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2.20 : 1 more
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70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) |
Mono (Westrex Recording System) (35 mm prints)
Certification:
Iceland:12 |
Australia:M |
Finland:K-16 |
Norway:16 |
Sweden:15 |
UK:A (original rating) |
UK:PG (video rating) (1987) |
USA:PG (certificate #24257) |
Netherlands:12
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A model of the Hindenburg was constructed for filming. The model was over 25 feet in length, and was able to be flown by suspension cables in front of a backdrop. The model was donated to the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC, where it is on display.
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Factual errors: In the film, the characters of Ernest Lehman and Hugo Eckener are portrayed as very wary of the Nazi party. In reality, while Eckener hated the Nazis and spoke against them openly, Lehman was very accommodating to the powers in Berlin in order to advance his career and the fortunes of the Zeppelin Company. In fact, while the movie shows Lehman protesting using the ship in the previous year to drop propaganda leaflets, in reality Lehman was eager and glad to oblige in this undertaking, to the extent that he launched the ship in a dangerous wind condition, bashing in the tail. In real life Eckener lashed out at Lehman for endangering the ship to please the Nazis, resulting in Propaganda Minister Goebbels blacklisting Eckener in the press forever after, despite his being a national (and international) hero.
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Woman:
They act like Gypsies.
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Featured in SPFX: The Empire Strikes Back (1980) (TV)
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There's A Lot to be Said for the Fuhrer
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I actually thought the crash sequence in "The Hindenburg" looked pretty realistic. The combination of newsreel footage and special effects was effective as it was often difficult to distinguish between the two.
Robert Wise was an editor on "Citizen Kane" and he skillfully combined studio shots with stock footage on that great film as well. What worked on both of these movies was that the new shots were matched with the archival footage in terms of quality. Scratches, shaky camera movements and other imperfections were added to the special effects sequences to blend better with the existing newsreels.
Sure the script has some flaws but let's face it, you watch a film like this to see the disaster and "The Hindenburg" delivers.