The hindenburg crash was the first major transport disaster captured on film, in dramatic footage ever since paired with recorded commentary by a radio reporter who reacted in horror to the. The german passenger airship lz 129 hindenburg caught fire and was destroyed during its attempt to dock with its mooring mast at naval air station lakehurst. On this wiki, youll get to learn all about the hindenburg. The hindenburg disaster 1937 10 tragedies caught on. Hindenburg disaster with sound herb morrison, wls radio.
A routine press photo op in 1937 ended up recording the explosion of the greatest airship ever built. It aired on may 6, 2007, to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the disaster. Franz ritter investigating potential sabotage aboard doomed airship the hindenburg. A superb example of movietones onthespot coverage was the. The disaster killed 35 persons on the airship, and one member of the ground crew, but miraculously 62 of the 97 passengers and crew survived. And i was under the impression that this was the maiden voyage of the hindenburg it wasnt, it had sailed across the ocean 12 times. It was produced and directed by robert wise, and was written by nelson gidding, richard levinson and william link, based on the 1972 book of the same title by michael m. It was produced and directed by robert wise, and was written by nelson gidding, richard levinson and william link, based on the 1972 book of the same name by michael m. Hindenburg disaster film 1937 herb morrison, wls chicago radio reporter, and engineer charlie nehlsen captured the hindenburg disaster on lacquer disc. Most disaster flicks operated with this disconnect from reality in mind.
Newly released film shows different angle of hindenburg disaster. While it is all supposition and guesswork, it is pretty exciting. We will never know what happened to the hindenburg but this disaster movie does put a cool prospective on the disaster. The hindenburg 1975 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
A rarely seen video showing a different angle of the hindenburg airship disaster in new jersey has been released to the public for the first time in 77 years. The hindenburg is a 1975 american technicolor film based on the disaster of the german airship hindenburg. The hindenburg disaster has a bit of an air of a mystery around it, but to. The hindenburg disaster 1937 10 tragedies caught on film. Along with another zeppelin, lz graf zeppelin, it was the biggest airship in the world at the time it was built. In may 1937, on its first flight to the us that year, the airship crew rushed its landing in lakehurst, new jersey. Stylishly directed by robert wise and costarring burgess meredith, gig young, charles durning and richard dysart, the hindenburg brings. The movie tells the story of a germany security officer who.
Even though we all know the fate of the hindenburg at lakehurst, new jersey in 1937, the story is still very suspenseful. This film is a compendium of the facts and fiction of the events leading up to the disaster. The hindenburg pg 2h 5min adventure, drama, history 25 december 1975 usa a film that chronicles the events of the hindenburg disaster in which a zeppelin burst into flames. The fictive plot of the twoparter shows, in addition to the primary action, which revolves around a bomb on board the hindenburg, several. Red vision went on to do cgi for other hindenburg documentaries as well such as national geographics seconds from disaster and pioneer productions hindenburg. Hindenburg is a 2011 madefortv film starring maximillian simonischek, lauren lee smith, stacy keach and greta scacchi. The first broadcast took place on 6 and 7 february 2011 on rtl and on orf 2. The hindenburg is een amerikaanse historische rampenfilm uit 1975 onder regie van robert wise. The film is far from perfect, but is much better than most disaster films. Hindenburg s fate adds another victim to toll of airships. Scotts and william athertons performances make the film totally believable bolstering the idea that the hindenburg disaster was the result of antinazi sentiment at the hands of a german citizen group. This british film is narrated by malcolm tierney who plays the role of dr hugo eckener, the most successful airship commander in history. The hindenburg disaster has a bit of an air of a mystery around it, but to be honest, i dont think there is a reason for that, grossman told live science. The hindenburg was a massive dirigible built in 1936.
The disaster caused 36 deaths and marked the end of the airship era. The last flight is a 2011 dramaaction film based on the crash of the hindenburg. There are no dirigibles in widespread use today, but at the time the dirigible was a fairly common way to travel long distances in luxury. The true cause of the hindenburg disaster remains unknown to this day, but the film explores the theory that the airship was destroyed as a deliberate act of sabotage by forces opposed to the nazi regime. For dramatic effect, sabotage was chosen as the cause, rather than electricity lashing out at a couple of tons of hydrogen. Herb morrison, wls chicago radio reporter, and engineer charlie nehlsen captured the hindenburg disaster on lacquer disc. Hindenburg, german dirigible, the largest rigid airship ever constructed.
The 70s was a time for disaster pictures, it seemed that one was churned out every year, not all were great movies for sure, but some actually were viable entertainment, and with the hindenburg we get good old fashioned story telling, character build up and the pay off actually, well, pays off. The zeppelin gained lots of publicity and became very famous. A film that chronicles the events of the hindenburg disaster in. The film shows the german passenger airship, the hindenburg, approaching the landing ground at lakehurst, new jersey. The hindenburg was a 245metre 804foot long airship of conventional zeppelin design that was launched at friedrichshafen, germany, in march 1936. Newsreel footage of the 6 may 1937 hindenburg disaster, where the zeppelin lz 129 hindenburg crashed and burned down, was filmed by several companies the film is frequently shown with narration by announcer herbert morrison who was present to watch the zeppelins arrival. The hindenburg 1975 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. It was produced and directed by robert wise, and was. Newly released film shows different angle of hindenburg. The hindenburg disaster, which was wellpublicized outside of germany, marked an abrupt end to an era of airship travel.
The hindenburg disaster peimpact recognizing the impact. This insipid, boring, implausible, senseless, deliciously funny, and expensively mounted film puts forth the theory that the hindenburg disaster at lakehurst, new jersey, on the evening of may 6. A home movie made by a passenger on the zeppelin hindenburg as it flew from frankfurt am main, germany to lakehurst, new jersey, usa starting on 17. The mix at the end between the real footage, and the movie footage of the great airship blowing up was well done. Jul 27, 2011 witness the infamous hindenberg disaster with this original archive footage of the nazi airship, as it flew what would be its final voyage on thursday, may 6, 1937. The hindenburg disaster at lakehurst, new jersey on may 6, 1937 brought an end to the age of the rigid airship the disaster killed 35 persons on the airship, and one member of the ground crew, but miraculously 62 of the 97 passengers and crew survived. The film has flaws for sure, the array of passengers are the usual disaster picture assortment of beings, and of course some situations beggar belief, but this is a disaster flick after all, and director robert wise pulls it all together nicely for the films finale, and what a finale it is. The hindenburg explodes 1937 dramatic universal newsreel footage of the hindenburg disaster which took place on thursday, may 6, 1937, when the german passenger airship lz 129 hindenburg caught fire and was destroyed during its attempt to dock with its mooring mast. At this point the film changes to monochrome in order to match up with the actual newsreel footage of the disaster. The hindenburg disaster by 1937, giant hydrogen airships were sailing through the worlds skies, ferrying thousands of passengers across oceans and continents. Speculating that the infamous zeppelin explosion was the work of nazi terrorists, this drama chronicles the events leading up to the hindenburg disaster of may 6, 1937.
The disaster scene ends when the camera pans over wreckage, towards a strip of burning fabric that says hindenburg on it. He eventually took the stage name ben dova and developed a comedy act which centered around his acrobatic skills. However, a few of them were actually based on fact. One of the more historically important films on this site, this film, even though its silent, offers a plethora of interesting facts about the hindenburg. The hindenburg is a 1975 american mysterycrimedisaster film based on the disaster of the german airship, the hindenburg.
Price, of news footage of the hindenburg explosion and herb morrisons reporting of the event. Most popular hindenburg disaster movies and tv shows imdb. I would have given this item a 1 star had it not been for the above. Scott, anne bancroft, william atherton, roy thinnes. Newsreel footage of the 6 may 1937 hindenburg disaster, where the zeppelin lz 129 hindenburg crashed and burned down, was filmed by several companies.
The filmmakers, therefore, needed to come up with something else to make a fulllength feature film out of the disaster. May 07, 2017 the hindenburg crash was the first major transport disaster captured on film, in dramatic footage ever since paired with recorded commentary by a radio reporter who reacted in horror to the. These airships, also called zeppelins, promised quicker transport times than sea ships and offered luxurious. Although much of the storyline is fictional, they were based on real bomb threats before the flight began, as well as proponents of the sabotage theory. The film is frequently shown with narration by announcer herbert morrison who was present to watch the zeppelins arrival. The lz 129 hindenburg was a large german airship, built in 1936. The hindenburg disaster the airship hindenburg, the largest dirigible ever built and the pride of nazi germany, bursts into flames upon touching its mooring mast in lakehurst, new jersey, killing. The film is a fictionalized account of the final voyage of the hindenburg. The hindenburg disaster occurred on may 6, 1937, in manchester township, new jersey, united states. The hindenburg, the 1975 movie based on the hindenburg disaster. One big mistake the documentary makes in the beginning is the supposed colour footage of the hindenburg. Smithsonians national postal museum washington, dc, united states. The hindenburg disaster took place on 6th may 1937 as the airship caught fire and was destroyed during its attempt to dock with its mooring mast at the lakehurst naval air station, located.
Underrated disaster film based on the real life 1937 disaster of the hindenburg is very good entertainment for what it is. May 09, 2014 a rarely seen video showing a different angle of the hindenburg airship disaster in new jersey has been released to the public for the first time in 77 years. Had the tragedy never occurred, the end of commercial airship travel was likely shortlived regardless. It was produced and directed by robert wise and was written by nelson gidding, richard levinson, and william link, based on the 1972 book of the same title by michael m. Herb morrison, wls chicago radio reporter, and engineer charlie. I love hindenburg and other airships so sad that this airship burst into flames like and subscribe for more video clips. Apart from the sinking of the titanic, the loss of the german airship hindenburg at lakehurst, new jersey, in 1937 was perhaps the most famous disaster of the twentieth century, so it is perhaps unsurprising that this film should have been made during the 1970s, the golden age of. The film was fairly successful in theaters but critics absolutely lambasted it. The hindenburg is a 1975 american mysterycrime disaster film based on the disaster of the german airship, the hindenburg. Apr 28, 2012 this year marks the 75th anniversary of the hindenburg disaster, when on may 6th, 1937 the zeppelin caught fire while docking at the lakehurst naval air station in new jersey. Jun 10, 2010 the hindenburg is a 1975 film directed by robert wise about the german zeppelin hindenburg and the hindenburg disaster of may 6, 1937 the basic plot of the movie that the zeppelin was sabotaged by an antinazi crew member is entirely fictional, but the films detailed sets and its depiction of life on board the airship are remarkably accurate. There is also some interesting footage fillerof a replica of the control car from the disaster movie the hindenburg or was it the movie disaster hindenburg and a fabulous museum in germany with a fullscale replica of the passenger accomodations. As a colonel assigned by the german government to make certain no one sabotages the hindenburg on its transatlantic voyage, scott suspects everyone aboard the luxury ship particularly a german countess anne bancroft vehemently opposed to the nazi regime. The hindenburg ended up exploding in front of a waiting group of newsreel cameras and becoming the first aviation disaster filmed as it was taking place.
Hindenburg disaster newsreel footage wikimili, the best. Rentals include 30 days to start watching this video and 24 hours to finish once started. For those who dont know, the lz 129 hindenburg was the worlds largest zeppelin, and the largest aircraft ever built, even to this day. There were 35 fatalities passengers and 22 crewmen from the 97 people on board 36 passengers and 61 crewmen, and an additional. Staci keach, lauren lee smith, and greta scacchi headline this twopart miniseries exploring a compelling conspiracy theory surrounding the tragic crash of the hindenburg on may 6, 1937. The hindenburg disaster at lakehurst, new jersey on may 6, 1937 brought an end to the age of the rigid airship. Nov 12, 2014 the hindenburg disaster took place on 6th may 1937 as the airship caught fire and was destroyed during its attempt to dock with its mooring mast at the lakehurst naval air station, located. The history and technology of airships, blimps, and zeppelins. Plus at the end of the film they did a nice job of integrating existing newsreel footage into the body of the movie.
Why else would they film a story with an ending everybody knows and then try to build up suspense about it. This tense speculative thriller and wild disaster film plays at first like a drawing room mystery in the selfcontained zeppelin with. Mar 01, 2019 the first aviation disaster caught on film. Robert wises the hindenburg is based on the most famous zeppelinrelated tragedy in history. Thanks to the iconic film footage and the emotional eyewitness account of radio reporter herbert morrison who uttered the. The hindenburg disaster occurred on thursday, may 6, 1937 when the passenger zeppelin lz 129 hindenburg caught fire. A rarely seen video showing a different angle of the hindenburg airship disaster in new jersey has been released to the public for the first time. From franz reichelts death jump off the eiffel tower to the hindenburg disaster, here are 10 tragedies caught on film. The movie talks about the sabotage theory and focuses on that. It was produced and directed by robert wise, and was written by nelson gidding, richard levinson and william link, based on the 1972 book of the same name, the hindenburg, by michael m. The worlds largest zeppelin, the lz 129 hindenburg was attempting to land at the lakehurst naval air base in new jersey after completing its first frankfurtunited states transatlantic flight of 1937 and its 18th transatlantic flight. Born on march 14 th, 1905 in strasbourg, he emigrated to the united states as a young man, and got into vaudeville as an acrobat and contortionist.
A film that chronicles the events of the hindenburg disaster in which a zeppelin burst into flames. To appreciate the hindenburg disaster, you have to know a little bit about the time period. From movietone presents the 20th century by lawrence cohn. The untold story, a 2007 television docudrama based on the hindenburg disaster. In a radical but effective choice, robert wise cast the staunchly american george c. Herbert oglevee herb morrison may 14, 1905 january 10, 1989 was an american radio journalist best known for his dramatic report of the hindenburg disaster, a catastrophic fire that destroyed the lz 129 hindenburg zeppelin on may 6, 1937, killing 36 people.
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