A very noble effort for 1972. A passable plot with reasonably good acting. The special effects include a nice zeppelin model (albeit a bit blunt-nosed) flying through the clouds, a few spy basket shots, and properly cluttered (but a bit roomy) internal catwalks. Shots of York and the crew climbing up the exposed ladder from the control car into the hull do convey the idea of extreme conditions in a fragile machine.
Even though it's not Oscar material, "Zeppelin" IS entertaining, and certainly belongs in the collection of any LTA fan. There aren't that many movies themed around airships, but this one definitely wins the prize for the prettiest co-star, Elke. END
The premise sounded good, but many of the elements needed to make this into a great story were thrown in haphazardly. His lover seems to be more important than is told in the story. His connections to a well known, German scientist seems serendipitous. His vertigo and divided loyalties are touched on lightly then disregarded. By the time I felt the elements would be pulled together, the movie was over, leaving me mildly disappointed.
Elke Sommers is very attractive, but I am not sure why she was in the movie. She had a speaking part, but I don't find that her role was necessary. My guess is that the producers wanted an attractive lady to put on the movie poster.
I would not recommend seeing this movie.
