Zeppelin (film)
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Zeppelin |
| Original title | Zeppelin |
| Country of production | Great Britain |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1971 |
| length | 100 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 12 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Étienne Périer |
| script | Arthur Rowe Donald Churchill |
| production |
Owen Crump J. Ronald Getty |
| music | Roy Budd |
| camera | Alan Hume |
| cut | John Shirley |
| occupation | |
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Zeppelin (Original title: Zeppelin ), also known as Zeppelin - The flying ship , is a British drama film directed by Étienne Périer from 1971. The film was produced by the Getty & Fromkess Corporation based on a story by Owen Crump . Zeppelin is the fictional story of a German attempt to steal the Magna Carta from its hiding place in a Scottish castle with the help of a giant zeppelin during the turmoil of the First World War . The main roles are played by Michael York , Elke Sommer , Peter Carsten and Anton Diffring .
action
In 1915 the First World War entered a new technical phase of development and destruction. The British Geoffrey Richter-Douglas (Michael York) of German descent is now a lieutenant in the British Army. His life changes when he meets and falls in love with Stephanie (Alexandra Stewart), a German spy. She suggests spying for his old country, where members of his family and friends still live. As a loyal British soldier, however, he reports this to his superior in command. Surprisingly, however, Geoffrey also wants Geoffrey to go to Germany - albeit on a secret mission to steal blueprints for the newly developed type of Zeppelin LZ 36 . Geoffrey leaves England undercover as a deserter .
Soon afterwards he comes to Friedrichshafen , where his long-time friend, the inventor Professor Altschul (Marius Goring) lives with his beautiful, much younger wife Erika (Elke Sommer). In Germany, among old friends, Geoffrey discovers that loyalty is more complicated than he expected. This is particularly evident to him when he is on board the airship during the maiden voyage of the mighty new prototype of the Zeppelin on a secret mission that could decisively influence the outcome of the war. The zeppelin can advance to heights where no other aircraft or enemy fire can reach it. When Richter-Douglas learns that the Magna Carta will be stolen from the airship in this operation , he is torn between his loyalty to Great Britain and the feelings he has for Erika. He is forced to make a decision.
Reviews
“The German airship Zeppelin is supposed to destroy the English secret archives in Scotland during the First World War, which is prevented by an English spy smuggled in. Imaginative aviation adventure of partly disarming naivety. "
Production notes
The zeppelin was originally built as a 40-foot model over a large water tank in Malta and staged there. But the well-known matte technique under Cliff Culley was also used. The decorative structures came from Bert Davey, the sets by Arthur Taksen. Cliff Richardson was responsible for the special effects.
The scenes featuring the warehouses that housed the zeppelin were filmed on location in Cardington , Bedfordshire , England.
The aerial combat scenes were filmed in Ireland with the help of Lynn Garrison's collection of replicas of WWI airplanes originally built for 20th Century Fox for the film project The Blue Max with George Peppard . Unfortunately, the shooting was not a lucky star. During the aerial sequences of one of the SE-5a replicas flown by Irish Air Corps pilot Jim Liddy, the aircraft collided with an Alouette helicopter. As a result , five people were killed while filming on August 18, 1970 in Wicklow , Ireland, including Burch Williams, brother of Elmo Williams (the great Hollywood producer), cameraman Skeets Kelly and three of the crew members.
Soundtrack
- Roy Budd : Parts of the Zeppelin soundtrack can be found on the CD Blue Soldier / Catlow / Zeppelin by Roy Budd - Cinephile CIN CD 022
literature
Web links
- Zeppelin in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Zeppelin in Cinema
- Zeppelin in Elke Sommer online
Individual evidence
- ↑ Zeppelin. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .
- ^ Zeppelin by Roy Budd at Soundtrackcollector