In 1937, the Hindenburg airship exploded into flames and 36 people were killed in the horrifying crash, shocking the world and sealing the fate of airship travel forever. For decades, the exact cause of the Hindenburg’s crash has remained a mystery. Now, recently discovered letters, maintenance reports and company memos reveal the unfortunate errors that led to the disaster. More than 80 years later, experts suspect that, had critical construction flaws been fixed at the time, the airship might not have exploded.
Film Interviewees
- Onyeka Nubia – Writer and Historian
- Michael McCarthy – Author, The Hidden Hindenburg
- Simran Dhadda – Structural Engineer
- Anna Ploszajski – Materials Scientist and Writer
- Charlie Hall – Lecturer in Modern History, University of Kent
- Giles Caplin – Airship Heritage Trust Journal, Dirigible
Secrets of the Dead: Hindenburg’s Fatal Flaws is a Blink Films production in association with The WNET Group, Channel 5, SBS-TV Australia, and BBC Studios Distribution. Filmed and directed by Jess Reid. Narrated by Jay O. Sanders. Dan Chambers and Andra Heritage are executive producers for Blink Films. For Secrets of the Dead: Benjamin Phelps is supervising producer. Stephanie Carter is executive producer. Stephen Segaller is executive in charge.
Funding for Secrets of the Dead is provided by public television viewers.
