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The Blue Max (1966) 6.8
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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General Count von Klugermann
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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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Fabian
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| Loni von Friedl | ... |
Elfi Heidemann
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Friedrich von Ledebur | ... |
Feldmarschall von Lenndorf
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Hugo Schuster | ... |
Hans. Elderly Servant
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Alex Scott | ... |
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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>
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Country:
UKLanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
21 June 1966 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
El crepúsculo de las aguilas See more »Company Credits
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| (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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(uncredited)
Music by Joseph Haydn
Lyrics by August Heinrich Hoffman von Fallersleben
Played at Stachel's medal presentation
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One of the stunt pilots was Joan Hughes MBE who had been Britain's youngest female pilot at age 17. In WW2, she ferried aircraft with the Air Transport Auxiliary and was the first female flying instructor qualified to instruct on all military plane types at the time. She became one of Britian's first female test pilots. See more »Goofs
After Stachel shoots down the 2 seater he is bringing back in and the Germans are pulling the pilot from the plant, the observer can be seen with his arm draped over the the side of the plane and his head is visible as well. But, later, when Stachel removes the serial number of the plane, the observer is laying dead in the tail. See more »Soundtracks
"Deutschlandlied"(uncredited)
Music by Joseph Haydn
Lyrics by August Heinrich Hoffman von Fallersleben
Played at Stachel's medal presentation
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What a refreshing movie to watch.
I saw this movie with my father in 1966. He always loved the bi-planes of World War I and they thrill me to this day.
The title, though central to the theme of the movie is really a misnomer to the enjoyment of this film. You actually get to see r-e-a-l aircraft in combat without the cartoon effects of CGI.
This is movie making in the school of the other Cinamascope greats: Somewhat weak on plot, but so absolutely cool in visual execution, that you overlook the script's lack of depth.
I'm not saying that this movie doesn't have a plot. It's a solid story with somewhat shallow character development. But in the end, the characters were secondary to a story of bravery, early air war history and tactics and the wearing away of chivalry in an era of a nation fighting for survival in the end of hours.
Acting was good, direction was fine and choreography using actual aircraft was among the last of it's kind.
I give this an 8 out of 10 for displaying concrete reality in an era of cartoon gimmicks.