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Zeppelin

- The Great War's most explosive moment!

The outbreak of World War I places Scots officer Geoffrey Richter-Douglas in an uncomfortable position. Although his allegiance is to Britain, his mother was from an aristocratic Bavarian family, and he spent his summers in Germany as a child. When Geoffrey is approached by a German spy who offers him a chance to defect, he reports the incident to his superiors, but instead of arresting the spy they suggest that he accept her offer--and become an Allied agent. In Germany, among old friends, Geoffrey discovers that loyalty is more complicated than he expected, especially when he finds himself aboard the maiden voyage of a powerful new prototype Zeppelin, headed for Scotland on a secret mission that could decide the outcome of the war.

Release Date : 1971-04-08

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Getty & Fromkess CorporationWarner Bros. Pictures

Production Country : United Kingdom

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : Geoffrey Richter-Douglas

Original Name : Michael York

Gender : Male

Character Name : Erika Altschul

Original Name : Elke Sommer

Gender : Female

Character Name : Major Tauntler

Original Name : Peter Carsten

Gender : Male

Character Name : Professor Christian Altschul

Original Name : Marius Goring

Gender : Male

Character Name : Colonel Hirsch

Original Name : Anton Diffring

Gender : Male

Character Name : Von Gorian

Original Name : Andrew Keir

Gender : Male

Character Name : Captain Whitney

Original Name : Rupert Davies

Gender : Male

Character Name : Stephanie

Original Name : Alexandra Stewart

Gender : Female

Character Name : Anderson

Original Name : William Marlowe

Gender : Male

Character Name : Brandner

Original Name : Alan Rothwell

Gender : Male

Character Name : Blinker Hall

Original Name : Richard Hurndall

Gender : Male

Character Name : Meier

Original Name : John Gill

Gender : Male

Character Name : Cockney Sergeant

Original Name : Michael Robbins

Gender : Male

Character Name : Jamie Fergusson

Original Name : Ben Howard

Gender : Male

Character Name : German Officer

Original Name : George Mikell

Gender : Male

Character Name : Major Proudfoot

Original Name : Arnold Diamond

Gender : Male

Character Name : Lord Delford

Original Name : Clive Morton

Gender : Male

Character Name : Colonel Whippen

Original Name : Bryan Coleman

Gender : Male

Character Name : Harlich

Original Name : Gary Waldhorn

Gender : Male

Character Name : Prime Minister

Original Name : Ronald Adam

Gender : Male

Character Name : Radio Operator

Original Name : Frazer Hines

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mrs. Parker

Original Name : Ruth Kettlewell

Gender : Female

Character Name : Sgt. Grant

Original Name : Ray Lonnen

Gender : Male

Reviews

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2023-05-29

Aside from a passing nod to "Murder on the Orient Express" (1974), I always struggle to find any reason why Michael York ever made it as an actor. He had sort of foppish prettiness about him, but his acting style here is only marginally less rigid than the thing in the title. He plays a soldier with a famous German (Richter) lineage. The Germans want him to work for them; the British want him to work for them - so, yep - you've guessed. Once with the Bosch, he finds himself aboard this amazing airship that is capable of reaching great heights and speeds, and on a secret mission designed to destroy the heart and soul of the war-weary Brits. Can he thwart this plan despite the overwhelming superiority onboard? Sadly, there is precisely no jeopardy at all here. The film takes at least 40 minutes before we even see the airship, and even then it is all just too little, too late. The rest of the casting is adequate - Anton Diffring and an underused Marius Goring tick their boxes ok, but the plot is sluggish and there is way too much chat and nowhere near enough action. Perhaps we would have invented incendiary bullets a little quicker if the designers had watched this first?