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The Red Baron
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Friedrich Sternberg
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Hanno Koffler | ... |
Lehmann
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Richard Krajco | ... |
Lanoe Hawker
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Capt. Roy Brown
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Bodenschatz
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Lukás Príkazký | ... |
Kirmaier
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Käte Otersdorf
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Ondrej Volejník | ... |
1st German Soldier
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Jirí Wohanka | ... |
2nd German Soldier
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Iveta Jirícková | ... |
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Baron Manfred von Richthofen is the most feared and celebrated pilot of the German air force in World War I. To him and his companions, air combats are events of sporty nature, technical challenge and honorable acting, ignoring the terrible extent of war. But after falling in love with the nurse Käte, Manfred realizes he is only used for propaganda means. Caught between his disgust for the war, and the responsibility for his fighter wing, von Richthofen sets out to fly again. Written by j
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One warrior ruled the sky. See more »Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated PG-13 for war violence, some disturbing images and brief suggestive material | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Release Date:
10 April 2008 (Germany) See more »Also Known As:
O Barão Vermelho See more »Box Office
Budget:
€18,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$13,931 (USA) (19 March 2010)Gross:
$36,569 (USA) (9 April 2010)Company Credits
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The financing for the film came exclusively from well-to-do private individuals living in the state of Baden-Württemberg and was raised by the Stuttgart-based film financing and production house Niama Film, which was established by director Nikolai Müllerschön with partners Thomas Reisser, Roland Pellegrino and Dan Maag. See more »Goofs
The British made S.E.5 flown by Lanoe Hawker was not active in 1916 as depicted. It only became operational in March 1917. See more »Connections
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If you're an aviation fan, you're going to love this movie. The aerial scenes of World War I era biplanes in action are truly astounding.
The lead role of the Baron is played by Matthias Schweighöfer whose boyish good looks and magnetic smile are fully exploited to make the Red Baron impossible to dislike. The character of the Baron is portrayed as a young man of high principals who struggles to reconcile his humanity in the completely inhumane circumstances of war. He is torn between his sense of duty to his country and it's megalomaniac leadership and his conscience. Now I don't know if any of that is actually true, but it makes for a touching story nonetheless.
Overwhelmingly I was aware that the makers of this movie wanted to transmit the message that Germans are not the stereotype so often portrayed in war movies as either emotionless auto-bots of death and destruction or blood thirsty hums. Is this done in an effort to raise public opinion of Germans (it is a German production by the way) or because audiences are growing intolerant of stereotyping and it's injurious, evil nature. I can't say, I'd like to believe the latter, but you'll certainly find the Baron and his fellow pilots all endearing characters and you'll be saddened when most of them meet their maker in the course of the story.
The writer – director Nikolai Müllerschön isn't very loyal to historical facts in many respects. I was particularly disturbed by the portrayal of the German Emperor (Kaiser Wilhelm) as a warmongering protagonist and Paul Von Hindenburg as a foolish smiling fat man. However, in order for the character of the Baron to shine so brightly the Baron needed dark forces to nobly resist and therefore these men were transformed to serve that purpose. I strongly advise the viewer not to expect to get a history lesson from his movie.