Summary
Colonel 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.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Teens
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Audiences like it more than critics (+20)
Critics 31Audiences 51GoodWatch 43
Tomatometer31%
IMDb6.3
Audience score39%
Running time
2 h 5 min
A typical length for history movies
typical 122125Half of all history movies run 108–138 min.
Reach
Streams in 7 countries, rent or buy in 13 more
Released
1975
December 25, 1975
51 years ago
Genres
HistoryThrillerDramaLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United States
Rated
- PGUnited States
Not for young kids: it's rated PG in the United States for violence, and the viewing guide lists it for teens and adults.
What's in it
- ViolenceModerate
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesMild
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesModerate
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensDrop-in FriendlyThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
24 of 39
George C. ScottCol. Franz Ritter
Anne BancroftUrsula
William AthertonBoerth
Roy ThinnesMartin Vogel
Gig YoungEdward Douglas
Burgess MeredithEmilio Pajetta
Charles DurningCaptain Pruss
Richard DysartLehman
Robert ClaryJoe Spah
René AuberjonoisMajor Napier
Peter DonatReed Channing
Alan OppenheimerAlbert Breslau
Katherine HelmondMrs. Mildred Breslau
Joanna MooreMrs. Channing
Stephen ElliottCaptain Fellows- JDJoe Di RedaSchulz
Jan MerlinSpeck
Betsy Jones-MorelandStewardess Imhoff
Curt LowensElevator Man Felber
Kip NivenLt. Truscott
Scott WalkerGestapo Major
Val BisoglioLt. Lombardi
Simon ScottLuftwaffe General
William SylvesterLuftwaffe Colonel
Directing · 1
- Robert Wise Director, Producer
Writing · 4
- Nelson Gidding Screenplay
- William Link Screenstory
- Richard Levinson Screenstory
- Michael M. Mooney Book
Camera · 1
- Robert Surtees Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Donn Cambern Editor
Sound · 3
- David Shire Original Music Composer
- Don Sharpless Sound
- Leonard Peterson Sound
Art · 2
- Edward C. Carfagno Production Design
- Frank R. McKelvy Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up · 1
- Dorothy Jeakins Costume Design
Visual Effects · 1
- Albert Whitlock Visual Effects
Other crew · 2
- John Daheim Stunt Coordinator
- Johnny Borgese Special Effects
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