Cast
Many of the fictional characters are based on actual people. For example: Franz Ritter is based on Fritz Erdmann, Karl Boerth is based on Eric Spehl, as well as a few others.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| George C. Scott | Col. Franz Ritter |
| Anne Bancroft | Ursula, The Countess |
| William Atherton | Boerth |
| Roy Thinnes | Martin Vogel |
| Gig Young | Edward Douglas* |
| Burgess Meredith | Emilio Pajetta |
| Charles Durning | Capt. Pruss* |
| Richard A. Dysart | Capt. Lehmann* |
| Robert Clary | Joe Späh* (miscredited or erroneously credited in other sources as Joe Spahn) |
| Rene Auberjonois | Maj. Napier |
| Peter Donat | Reed Channing |
| Alan Oppenheimer | Albert Breslau |
| Katherine Helmond | Mrs. Mildred Breslau |
| Joanna Cook Moore (credited as Joanna Moore) | Mrs. Channing |
| Stephen Elliott | Capt. Fellows |
| Joyce Davis | Eleanore Ritter |
| Colby Chester | Eliot Howell III |
| Michael Richardson | Rigger Neuhaus |
| Herbert Nelson | Dr. Hugo Eckener** |
| William Sylvester | Luftwaffe Colonel |
(*) Beside name indicates actual name of person on the last flight of the Hindenburg, (**) beside name indicates actual person, but wasn't on board the Hindenburg.
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