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''Zeppelin'' is a 1971 British World War I action-drama directed by Étienne Périer. The film stars Michael York, Elke Sommer and Anton Diffring. ''Zeppelin'' depicts a fictitious German attempt to raid on Great Britain in a giant Zeppelin to steal the Magna Carta from its hiding place in one of Scotland's castles. ==Plot== During the First World War in 1915, Geoffrey Richter-Douglas (Michael York), a Scotsman of German descent, is a lieutenant in the British Army. He meets Stephanie (Alexandra Stewart), a German spy with whom he falls in love. She suggests that he escape to Germany, where the other members of his family and his friends are. As a loyal soldier, he reports this contact to his commanding officer, Captain Whitney, who also wants Geoffrey to go to Germany, but on a secret mission to steal the plans of the ''LZ36'', a new type of Zeppelin under development at Friedrichshafen. Geoffrey pretends to be a deserter and travels to Germany. At Friedrichshafen, he meets his long-time friend Professor Altschul (Marius Goring), who lives with his beautiful and much younger wife, Erika (Elke Sommer). Geoffrey quickly learns that German Intelligence did not bring him to Germany for a family reunion. Following a meeting with Intelligence Colonel Hirsch (Anton Diffring), he is assigned to the ''LZ36'' on its maiden test flight. As soon as it is declared airworthy, the airship is to take part in a military operation to steal many British historical documents, including the Magna Carta, from Balcoven Castle in Scotland. Geoffrey is to play a key role in the mission. After leaving Germany, the zeppelin lands on a lake in Norway to refuel and take on board a contingent of hand-picked soldiers. During the wireless operator's absence, Geoffrey secretly sends a message about the Germans' plans to his commanding officer. The wireless operator returns and finds Geoffrey standing there just as a reply is sent to Geoffrey. After reading the new message and quickly catching onto Geoffrey's true intentions, Geoffrey and the wireless operator engage in a fist fight, but Geoffrey manages to knock him out. Soon after the zeppelin takes off, the wireless operator recovers and tries to expose Geoffrey to the captain, but Geoffrey overpowers him again and tosses him out the open window to his death, of which he reports to the captain under the pretense of witnessing the wireless operator going mad and committing suicide. The captain then makes Geoffrey the new wireless operator, which allows him to secretly send messages back to Britain unhampered. The airship then proceeds to Balcoven Castle. Under cover of darkness, as the airship approaches the castle, Geoffrey is suspended in a basket to help the pilot navigate. A local farmer hears the sound of the airship's engines just before they are cut, and raises the alarm with the local military base. With no option but to participate in the assault, Geoffrey manages to slip away in the darkness and find the communications room. He tries to persuade a sceptical radio operator to contact London, but after hearing shooting and explosions, the operator mistakes Geoffrey for a German spy and shoots him in the arm. Meanwhile, alerted by the farmer's report, the British Admiralty scrambles several aircraft squadrons and dispatches ground troops. The British troops engage the Germans, who withdraw empty-handed rather than risk losing the Zeppelin. The airship manages to slip away in the dark with a much depleted crew, but shortly after first light, is caught by pursuing British aircraft. Several aircraft are shot down in the ensuing dogfight, but the Zeppelin is badly damaged. Despite desperately lightening the airship in an effort to stay in the air, the survivors are forced down near the coast of neutral Holland. Geoffrey, Erika and the few remaining crew members make their way to shore just as the Zeppelin explodes. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Zeppelin (film)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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