Giant of the Sky

The Golden Age of Zeppelins

Imagine giant airships four times the size of a Jumbo Jet, majestically cruising the skies above the world´s major cities and geographical landmarks. Very soon, this vision may become reality again: A new generation of high-tech Zeppelins is currently being built.

Vidicom's two-part  series features the history and future of airships:

1. The Golden Age of Airships
2. Return of the Giants

"The Golden Age of Airships" focuses on the fascinating past of Zeppelins: The "crazy count" Zeppelin and his disastrous first experiments nearly 100 years ago. The rise of Zeppelins to awe-inspiring technological symbols, travelling the world. Then, the sudden and dramatic end of their golden era in the infernal flames of the Lakehurst catastrophe 1937.

In 54 exciting minutes, this documentary filmed at locations in Germany, Switzerland, Brazil and the United States includes:

• spectacular historic footage, much of which has never been shown on television before
• dramatic moments relived in the moving stories of eye witnesses
• elaborately colorized sequences of authentic black-and-white material
• stunning new evidence on one of the most mysterious accidents in aviation history

Length: 54 minutes. Available in English and German

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