罗伯特.怀斯执导的该部灾难片根据真实事件改编而成。故事讲述一九三九年,一艘满载各式人等飞往纽约的德国造兴登堡飞船,在抵达纽约上空时发生爆炸,造成了历史上的大悲剧。This film is a compendium of the facts and fiction of the events leading up to the disaster. For dramatic effect, Sabotage was chosen as the cause, rather than electricity lashing out at a couple of tons of hydrogen.