Monday Morning Maybe

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Poster for The Hindenburg

The Hindenburg

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1975 | 125 min | History, Thriller, Drama

Monday Morning Maybeearly rating

Why it’s a Monday Morning Maybe

With just 31% on Rotten Tomatoes, a lukewarm 6.4 out of 10 from audiences and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
Made for anyone who likes to be kept guessing and history buffs. If you loved A Night to Remember or Ford v Ferrari, start here. Audiences love it more than critics do: a crowd-pleaser first.
The mood
Tense.
The pace
Takes its time with its characters, at 2 hr 5 min.
What might put you off
  • Rated PG. Worth a look first if you have very young kids.
  • Made in 1975: an older pace and style.

Colonel Franz Ritter, a former hero pilot now working for military intelligence, is assigned to the great Hindenburg airship as its chief of security. As he races against the clock to uncover a possible saboteur aboard the doomed zeppelin he finds that any of the passengers and crew could be the culprit.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsWeak

    31% on Rotten Tomatoes

  • AudiencesBelow par

    6.4 out of 10

  • AwardsSolid

    Nominated for 3 Oscars.

  • Reach & staying powerBelow par

    Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release

  • Buzz & cultural impactSolid

    About 48K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Robert Wise

  • George C. ScottCol. Franz Ritter
  • Anne BancroftUrsula
  • William AthertonBoerth
  • Roy ThinnesMartin Vogel
  • Gig YoungEdward Douglas
  • Burgess MeredithEmilio Pajetta
  • Charles DurningCaptain Pruss
  • Richard DysartLehman
  • Robert ClaryJoe Spah
  • René AuberjonoisMajor Napier