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The Blue Max (1966)
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A young pilot in the German air force of 1918, disliked as lower-class and unchivalrous, tries ambitiously to earn the medal offered for 20 kills. Director:John Guillermin |
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Won BAFTA Film Award.
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| George Peppard | ... | ||
| James Mason | ... |
General Count von Klugermann
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Jeremy Kemp | ... |
Willi von Klugermann
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Karl Michael Vogler | ... |
Colonel Otto Heidemann
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Anton Diffring | ... |
Holbach
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Harry Towb | ... |
Kettering
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Peter Woodthorpe | ... |
Corporal Rupp
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Derek Newark | ... |
Ziegel
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Derren Nesbitt | ... |
Fabian
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| Loni von Friedl | ... |
Elfi Heidemann
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Friedrich von Ledebur | ... |
The Field Marshal
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Carl Schell | ... | |
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Hugo Schuster | ... |
Hans. Elderly Servant
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Alex Scott | ... |
The Orator
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Storyline
The tactics of a German fighter pilot offend his aristocratic comrades but win him his country's most honored medal, the Blue Max. The General finds him useful as a hero even though his wife also finds him useful as a love object. In the end the General arranges for him to test-fly an untried fighter. Written by Ed Stephan <stephan@cc.wwu.edu>
Plot Summary | Add SynopsisPlot Keywords:
Ambition | Aviation | German Officer | Champagne Reception | Trench Warfare | See more »Taglines:
MIRACLES IN THE AIR! far from the mud and bayonets of no man's land... See more »Parents Guide:
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| USA: (FMC Library Print)Sound Mix:
6-Track Stereo | 4-Track Stereo (magnetic prints) (Westrex Recording System) | Mono (optical prints) (Westrex Recording System)Color:
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2.35 : 1
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Willi von Klugermann: Well, aren't you coming? It's an order.
Bruno Stachel: Why?
Willi von Klugermann: Because our commanding officer has made it one. He believes in chivalry, Stachel.
Bruno Stachel: Chivalry? To kill a man, then make a ritual out of saluting him - that's hypocrisy. They kill me, I don't want anyone to salute.
Willi von Klugermann: They probably won't.
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(uncredited)
Music by Joseph Haydn
Lyrics by August Heinrich Hoffman von Fallersleben
Played at Stachel's medal presentation See more »
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Both the British and the German recon-planes were played by the same French "Caudron Luciole" from the 1930's. See more »Goofs
Factual errors: The Fokker aircraft were correctly shown with replicas of the 8mm-caliber Maxim LMG08/15 air-cooled machine guns, designed to fire between the propeller blades via a cam assembly that synchronized the guns with the engine's RPMs. However, these were belt-fed weapons and neither ammo belts nor drum magazines were ever shown mounted on them; thus, the guns were not charged. See more »Quotes
[Funeral for an enemy pilot]Willi von Klugermann: Well, aren't you coming? It's an order.
Bruno Stachel: Why?
Willi von Klugermann: Because our commanding officer has made it one. He believes in chivalry, Stachel.
Bruno Stachel: Chivalry? To kill a man, then make a ritual out of saluting him - that's hypocrisy. They kill me, I don't want anyone to salute.
Willi von Klugermann: They probably won't.
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Soundtracks
"Deutschlandlied"(uncredited)
Music by Joseph Haydn
Lyrics by August Heinrich Hoffman von Fallersleben
Played at Stachel's medal presentation See more »
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