I like the storyline of this show,it attract me so much

That was an excellent one.

A very feeble attempt at affirmatie action

Excellent and certainly provocative... If nothing else, the film is a real conversation starter.

At this stage of the First World War, Britain was crucially dependent for shell propellant on HM Factory Gretna (Moorside) with its immense nitration facilities for guncotton and nitroglycerine. There are claims that the Cumbrian Fells and Pennines 'protected' this strategic target from air attack.Whilst Staaken and Gotha aircraft had a limited 800 km range, the Zeppelins would have been superb strategic bombers to attack HM Factory Gretna. The Zeppelin could have hovered out of range of ground fire and dropped small bombs precisely onto nitration facilities, acetone works, glycerine works and acid plant.Similar facilities such as Waltham Forest and Holton Heath - both in easy range, in southern England - were never attacked either. What did the German government think it was up to ? Attacking the explosive works would have left Britain without the means to hold the Western Front and could certainly have prolonged the war. It would have forced the redeployment of fighter squadrons to defend the works and other potential industrial targets.

Belgian-born director Etienne Perier made two English-language films in the early '70s. One was the action-orientated Alistair MacLean adaptation When Eight Bells Toll; the other was Zeppelin, a WW1 story about an audacious raid on the British mainland. Neither film was a huge success, though both were pretty serviceable. Perier retreated back to Belgium after these two efforts, where he has continued making French-language movies ever since. If pushed to state which of his two English-language films I like the most, I would probably (marginally) go for Zeppelin, as it features an unusual storyline and is entertaining in its quiet, workmanlike way.A German-born British soldier, Geoffrey von Richter-Douglas (Michael York), is called upon to carry out a tricky mission during WW1. It seems that the Germans have developed a very advanced zeppelin (giant airship) called the LZ36, which they could potentially use to carry out bomb raids and other such strikes against Britain. Von Richter-Douglas is ordered to "defect" to the German side and work his way into the full trust of the Germans so that they will allow him access to the LZ36. The only person who unconvinced that Von Richter-Douglas is committed to the German cause is Ericka Altshul (Elke Sommer), beautiful wife of the zeppelin's designer Christian Altshul (Marius Goring). Von Richter-Douglas talks his way aboard the zeppelin as it embarks on its trial run, but is horrified to discover that the supposed "trial run" is actually an intricately planned, top secret attack on the British mainland. The objective is to storm a fortress where the Magna Carta document is being kept and destroy the document, striking a blow against British morale by robbing them of one of their most valuable items of heritage and history. Unable to make contact with his superiors to forewarn them of the attack, Von Richter-Douglas is left to ride out the raid and wait for a chance to thwart the plot from within.York's character is quite interestingly presented, being a German by birth but a Briton by nationality. Tension is created as the film progresses by making the viewer wonder if he will aid or hinder the German plan. Alas, York is not at his best in this film, and his stiff performance mars the action somewhat. The aerial photography is very exciting, though, with some good scenes aboard the airship as it drifts across the North Sea on the way to its devastating strike. The film is quite slowly paced for its opening half, but becomes brisker and more absorbing as it enters the second act. The climactic raid is quite excitingly done, although - as several reviewers have already noted - too many loose ends are left unresolved as the final credits roll. Zeppelin is a passable film and would go down well on one of those rainy afternoons when there's nothing else worth watching.

Although this was made for the cinema it is like a cheap early 1970s made-for-tv film. I am a great aviation enthusiast and have learned a lot about all aspects of aviation and the film is full of inaccuracies. The technique of mooring an airship to a tower wasn't developed until the 1920s. The film is set in 1915 but the SE5a fighter plane didn't enter service until 1917. The British didn't also have the machinery for firing a machine gun through a spinning propellor until 1916. Yes, there may be similar inaccuracies in The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles but they are entertaining and they have a sense of humour. This film has about as much sense of humour as the German officers who appear in it. It's laughable though how svelte and beautiful Elke Sommer could be even remotely interested in sickly middle-aged Marius Goring let alone married to him. If you watch this film, just imagine it's Basil Exposition's grandfather on his first espionage mission (the presence of one of Austin Powers' ancestors would have enlivened proceedings!)

I loved it the music was great so was the cast the zeppelin looked just like a real one this is a great movie micheal york was great in it it shows many scenes of the zeppelin and the fight between the airplanes and the zeppelin was exciting I loved the movie I give it *****5 stars