Hindenburg
- The Last Flight
(2011/Anchor Bay DVD)
Picture:
B- Sound: B- Extras: D Episodes: A-
On
May 6, 1937, the world will remember the day when the Hindenburg came
crashing from the sky, but what is the truth behind the media and
historic text? When a young German engineer discovers a conspiracy
and a bomb on the Hindenburg, he is ordered to rescue an American
tycoon's daughter from boarding the airship, yet even before he could
board, he is framed for a murder. Now he not only has to save the
crew and passengers but convince them he is an innocent man in Philip
Kadelbach's TV mini-series Hindenburg
- The Last Flight
(2011).
Merten
Kroger (Maximilian Simonischeck), a promising young airship designer
is smitten by the lovely American heiress, Jennifer on board the
Hindenburg. When his zeppelin company is given an ultimatum to make
a journey against his better judgement, he learns of a deadly
conspiracy to destroy the Hindenburg in order to end the embargo
against Germany and to secretly purchase war goods for the Nazi to
invade America. As he sneaks onto the Hindenburg to stop the bomb,
he is framed for murder and he must convince the crew and his best
friend (whom are hunting him down) there is a bomb on board the ship,
but at the same time not cause panic among the passengers either.
This
was a great historical fiction film about the Hindenburg, whose
explosion marked the end of the airship era. A love story of how a
young man prevented the Nazi from gaining the means to invade
America. As he tries to save his ship, he must also save the girl,
find the bomber and convince the captain and crew of the danger. All
the crew and passengers have their own secrets but as they slowly
realize about the danger, you get to see how different people react
under pressure, and the how line between duty, honor, and friendship
blurs. Greta Scacchi and Stacy Keach support the mostly unknown to
the non-U.S. cast.
The
anamorphically enhanced 1.78 X 1 image has plenty of digital work to
it and some slight visual issues, but looks good on DVD, while the
lossy Dolby Digital sound is its equal, well recorded and not bad
throughout. There are no extras.
-
Ricky Chiang
