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Zeppelin

Year:

1971

Duration:

100 min | UK:97 min

Genres:

Adventure | Drama | War

IMDB rate:

6.1

Director:

Etienne Périer

Details

Country: UK

Release Date: 1971-10-06

Filming Locations: Cardington, Bedfordshire, England, UK

Cast

Actor

Character

Anton Diffring

Gary Waldhorn

Michael York

Geoffrey Richter-Douglas

Elke Sommer

Erika Altschul

Peter Carsten

Major Tauntler

Marius Goring

Prof. Altschul

Andrew Keir

Von Gorian

Rupert Davies

Captain Whitney

Alexandra Stewart

Stephanie

William Marlowe

Anderson

Richard Hurndall

Blinker Hall

Michael Robbins

Cockney Sergeant

George Mikell

German Officer

Clive Morton

Lord Delford

Alan Rothwell

Brandner

John Gill

Meier

Ben Howard

Jamie Fergusson

Arnold Diamond

Major Proudfoot

Bryan Coleman

Colonel Whippen

Ronald Adam

Prime Minister

Frazer Hines

Radio Operator

Ruth Kettlewell

Mrs. Parker

Ray Lonnen

Sgt. Grant

John Baskcomb

Henderson (uncredited)

Robert Cawdron

Officer (uncredited)

Peter Frazer

Marine (uncredited)

Arthur Howard

Carlyle (uncredited)

Matthew Long

Naval Gunner (uncredited)

Richard Morant

Billy Chisholm (uncredited)

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Trivia

Tragedy struck during the production when a plane and a helicopter collided and four people were killed, including second unit cameraman Skeets Kelly.

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Alan Rothwell and Frazer Hines were dubbed

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The LZ36 of history first flew on 8 March 1915 and was operated by the German navy (not the army) as 'L9'. The ship carried out 74 reconnaissance missions in the North Sea, four air-raids on England dropping 5683kg of bombs, and several attacks on British submarines. It caught fire and was destroyed in its shed at Fuhlsbuttel on 16 September 1916 together with L6.

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Goofs

When Richter-Douglas boards the airship, Erika Altschul is extremely concerned as she claims that the weight of one extra passenger will affect the handling and performance of the airship. This was not the case, as zeppelins were designed to carry large payloads, normally several tons of bombs.

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When handing LZ36 over to the army, Professor Altschul says, "She is our child, please treat her so." Unlike seagoing ships, German airships were referred to as male.

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The German troops attempting to steal the Magna Carta are wearing M1916 Stahlhelme (steel helmets) in 1915. In actual fact, the first helmets were issued to the troops in early 1916, during the fighting at Verdun.

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Quotes

Geoffrey von Richter-Douglas: Where are the parachutes?

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