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The Hindenburg   1975         PG, 125 min. Genre: Action / Drama / Thriller Director: Robert Wise   Cast: George C. Scott, Anne Bancroft, William Atherton, Roy Thinnes, Gig Young, Burgess Meredith, Charles Durning, Richard Dysart, Robert Clary, Rene Auberjonois, Peter Donat, Alan Oppenheimer, Katherine Helmond, Stephen Elliott, Joanna Moore   In an interesting switch, the Hindenburg explosion is examined as a possible result of the action of saboteurs. In this story, the German government assigns Col. Ritter (George C. Scott) the mission of making sure that no one sabotages the Nazi blimp Hindenburg when it flies to New York. Ritter boards the airship and follows leads that include his ex-lover Ursula (Anne Bancroft), businessman Edward Douglas (Gig Young), suspicious crew members, and the captains Pruss (Charles Durning) and Lehmann (Richard Dysart). Ritter believes that a sabotage is planned and tries to get the blimp landed and the passengers out of danger. But, the Hindenburg explodes over New Jersey, and 36 people are killed. Cast George C. Scott Col. Franz Ritter Anne Bancroft Ursula the Countess William Atherton Boerth Roy Thinnes Martin Vogel Gig Young Edward Douglas Burgess Meredith Emilio Pajetta Charles Durning Capt. Pruss Richard Dysart Capt. Lehman Robert Clary Joe Spahn Rene Auberjonois Major Napier Peter Donat Reed Channing Alan Oppenheimer Albert Breslau Katherine Helmond Mrs. Mildred Breslau Stephen Elliott Capt. Fellows Joanna Moore Mrs. Channing