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6.3Colonel 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.
Released: 1975-12-25125 minDir: Robert WiseHistory, Thriller, DramaBudget: $15.0M
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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
Themes
- based on true story
- airship
- tragic event
- historical event
- hindenburg
- dirigible
- aviation disaster
- air disaster
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Ratings
IMDb
6.3/10
6,752 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
31%
- Year
- 1975
- Runtime
- 125 min
- Genres
- Adventure, Drama, History
- Rated
- PG
- Awards
- Nominated for 3 Oscars. 2 wins & 4 nominations total
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Main subject
- Hindenburg disaster
- Director
- Robert Wise
- Screenwriter
- Nelson Gidding
- Cast member
- Herbert Morrison
- Composer
- David Shire
- Producer
- Robert Wise
- Production company
- Universal Pictures
- Cinematographer
- Robert L. Surtees
- Narrative location
- New Jersey
- Filming location
- California
- Duration
- 123
- FilmAffinity ID
- 128820
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1975-00-00
- film editor
- Donn Cambern
- title
- The Hindenburg
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Sound
- distributed by
- Universal Pictures
- costume designer
- Dorothy Jeakins
- review score
- 31%
- characters
- Herbert Morrison
- capital cost
- 15000000
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