Sunday, 10 November 2013

A burning gas giant

The Hindenburg (1975)

Directed by Robert Wise this film loosely based on real events stars George C. Scott, Anne Bancroft, William Atherton and Burgess Meredith. A German air force intelligence officer hunts for a saboteur on the final flight of the famous airship.

This film is an odd mix of disaster film, true story and fictional conspiracy theory that never really sits easily in any pigeon hole. Fictionalising nearly everything about the plot detracts from the “true story” element and the fictional plot itself is not really believable either. I actually think the special effects are not too bad given the period the film was made in and what it is trying to depict but otherwise this is a fairly forgettable film.


2/5

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