The Hindenburg

A psychic from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, sends a letter to the German Embassy in Washington, D.C. claiming the Hindenburg Zeppelin will explode after flying over New York. Luftwaffe Colonel Franz Ritter (George C. Scott) boards with the intention of protecting the airship. Ritter is assisted by a Nazi government official, SS/Gestapo Hauptsturmführer Martin Vogel (Roy Thinnes) Both operate independently in investigating the background of all passengers and crew on the voyage. Many possible clues turn out to be red herrings, such as acrobat Joe Spah

Credits

Directed by
Robert Wise
Written by
Nelson Gidding, William Link, Richard Levinson
Cast
Richard Dysart, Katherine Helmond, George C. Scott, Anne Bancroft, William Atherton, Gig Young, René Auberjonois, Charles Durning, Robert Clary, Stephen Elliott, Roy Thinnes, Val Bisoglio, Burgess Meredith, Peter Donat, Joe Turkel, William Sylvester, Norman Alden, Herbert Morrison …
Produced by
Robert Wise
Cinematography
Robert L. Surtees
Music
David Shire
Edited by
Donn Cambern

Copyright

Sources

  1. U.S. Copyright Office, Catalog of Copyright Entries (renewals, 1970–1978) — title, year, creator, length, copyright
  2. Wikidata · Q646234 ↗