Hindenburg: Titanic of the Skies

Hindenburg: Titanic of the Skies

2007•1h 40m•6.8/10

DocumentaryDramaHistory

Ratings

🎬TMDb

6.8/10(3)

The film explores the background and build-up to this final flight to disaster. Using dramatic reconstruction, archive footage and exclusive interviews with leading historians and engineering experts, the special delves into the political and scientific events that led up to the catastrophe.

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Production

Smithsonian Institution, Pioneer Productions, ZDF, Channel 4 Television

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

John Shrapnel

John Shrapnel

Himself (Narrator)

Malcolm Tierney

Malcolm Tierney

Dr. Hugo Eckener

Gerard Monaco

Gerard Monaco

Herbert Morrison

Simon Lowe

Simon Lowe

Joseph Späh

Michael Praed

Michael Praed

Nelson Morris

Thorston Manderlay

Thorston Manderlay

Chefsteward Kubis

Kamil Krawczykowski

Werner Franz

John Edmondson

John Edmondson

Rudolph Sauter

Mark McGann

Mark McGann

Commander Rosendahl

Piotr Grabowski

Piotr Grabowski

Helmut Lau

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