The Hindenburg (1975)

Cast includes:
CHARACTER	ACTOR/ACTRESS	RATING
Col. Franz Ritter	George C. Scott	½
The Countess	Anne Bancroft	½
Boerth	William Atherton	½
Martin Vogel	Roy Thinnes	½
Edward Douglas	Gig Young
Emilio Pajetta	Burgess Meredith	½
Captain Pruss	Charles Durning
Lehman	Richard A. Dysart
Joe Spah	Robert Clary
Major Napier	Rene Auberjonois
Reed Channing	Peter Donat

Review

Great production values and an interesting premise elevates this take on the Hindenburg disaster from Robert Wise, which theorizes that the accident was caused by anti-Nazi saboteurs. Although the well-known fate of the majestic airship will be known to most anyone watching this, thus hampering the suspense a little, Wise includes several subplots and characters (of varying interest) to keep us on the edge of our seats. It works only partly. It's great to be taken along around the interiors of the ship, and the wonderful set-designs and cinematography really make us feel the voyage, but in the end there are a little too many ifs and buts for our protagonist George C. Scott to consider, and the denouement of the mystery as such is overdone. The film's transition between newsreel footage at the start and the end is elegantly and cleverly handled, visual effects still look great. Stars Scott and Anne Bancroft headline an overall fine cast.