The Hindenburg
by Robert Wise
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Actor: Anne Bancroft, George C. Scott, Gig Young, Roy Thinnes, William AthertonDirector: Robert Wise
Brand: Universal Studios
Cinematographer: Robert Surtees
Producer: Robert Wise
Editor: Donn Cambern
Writer: Michael M. Mooney
Writer: Nelson Gidding
Writer: Richard Levinson
Writer: William Link
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: French (Unknown); English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD, Letterboxed, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: 2.35:1
Running Time: 125 minutes
DVD Release Date: 1975-12-25
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: Universal Studios
Movie Reviews of The Hindenburg
Movie Review: Utterly Fascinating Film
Summary: 5 Stars
I approached "The Hindenburg" with reservations probably because of the way Hollywood has recreated historic tragedies recently, notably "Titanic" and "Pearl Harbor". The tastefulness and sensitivity that this film treats the Hindenburg disater shouldn't have been a surprise when you consider the talent this film employs. Robert Wise was one of our finer directors and I'm sure he had first-hand recollection that wouldn't allow him to exploit the tragedy. Richard Levinson and William Link were reputable screenwriters whose best work is known from fine television work notably "Columbo". Actors of George C. Scott and Anne Bancroft's calibre would only be attracted to top-notch material. What makes the film work is it's detail to characterization. That quality, more than the depiction of the disaster, makes the film resonate. The disaster is one of the great unsolved mysteries of the twentieth century. The makers of the film don't pretend to have the answers. They throw out any number of theories and do offer sabotage as a possible explanation. They don't treat it as gospel, though. The makers assume the intelligence of their audience to have the common sense to draw their own conclusions. I recommend "The Hindenburg" wholeheartedly but I would offer to younger viewers that this isn't absolute history.
Summary of The Hindenburg
HINDENBURG - DVD Movie"One gasbag meets another" is how critic Pauline Kael described the "flatulent seriousness" that director Robert Wise brought to this 1975 thriller about the ill-fated German zeppelin which exploded while landing in New Jersey in 1937. The great air disaster is speculatively depicted here as an act of sabotage, and the airship's trans-Atlantic journey gives the saboteur's plot plenty of time to unfold while the story introduces a variety of characters aboard for the luxurious flight. While the anti-Nazi message is delivered loud and clear, Anne Bancroft and George C. Scott lead an illustrious cast in what amounts to a pre-World War II episode of The Love Blimp, only there's not much romance and precious little suspense. It's all rather flatly intriguing, but aviation buffs will certainly appreciate the meticulous attention to period detail, and the film won special achievement Oscars for its impressive sound and visual effects. Worth a look, if you're a student of this particular chapter of history, and the movie earns some credit for having at least the kernel of a good idea. --Jeff Shannon
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