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Still from Two Giants via EAFA

Identifier:

  • 4421 (Source: East Anglian Film Archive)

Date produced: 1936

Filmmaker(s):

Eunice Alliott

Eustace Alliott

Country of Production:

United Kingdom

Languages:

English

Duration:

00:05:41

Length:

100 ft

Format:

16mm

Colour:

B&W and Colour

Sound Notes:

Silent

Description:

"Two short films of the Hindenburg in its hangar after its maiden journey to the USA and the Queen Mary at either the Clyde or Southampton prior to its inaugural cruise." (EAFA Database)

Resources:

This film is part of the Institute of Amateur Cinematographers Collection held by the East Anglian Film Archive, Norwich, UK.

Locations:

  • Frankfurt, Germany (Filming)
  • Southampton, UK (Filming)

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Repository:

East Anglian Film Archive

Viewing Notes:

"The Hindenburg in its hangar. The film includes close shots of the airship, including its nose and tail; swastika insignia on its tail; the body of airship; its engines; and its wheels. The film also includes shots of crowds inspecting the airship, technicians working on or inspecting the airship, ground crew disembarking from the [bridge] underneath the airship. There is also a clear shot of the name Hindenburg. Aerial shots of the liner, the docks and crowds on the dockside, name on the stern appears to read Queen M[ary] Liver[pool]" (EAFA Database)

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