Der rote Baron (2008)

User Rating:

6.1/10   

Director:

Nikolai Müllerschön

Writer (WGA):

Nikolai Müllerschön (written by)

Release Date:

10 April 2008 (Germany)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Biography | Drama | Romance | War

Tagline:

One warrior ruled the sky.

Plot:

Baron Manfred von Richthofen (Schweighöfer) is the most feared and celebrated pilot of the German air force in World War I...

Plot Keywords:

Pilot | Propaganda | Nurse | Love | Automatic Weapon

Cast

Tomás Koutník	...	Young Manfred von Richthofen
Tomás Ibl	...	Young Lothar von Richthofen
Albert Franc	...	Young Wolfram von Richthofen
Matthias Schweighöfer	...	Manfred von Richthofen
Maxim Mehmet	...	Friedrich Sternberg
Hanno Koffler	...	Lehmann
Til Schweiger	...	Werner Voss
Richard Krajco	...	Lanoe Hawker
Joseph Fiennes	...	Capt. Roy Brown
Steffen Schroeder	...	Bodenschatz
Lukás Príkazký	...	Kirmaier
Lena Headey	...	Käte Otersdorf
Ondrej Volejník	...	1st German Soldier
Jirí Wohanka	...	2nd German Soldier
Iveta Jirícková	...	Redhead Whore

Also Known As:

The Red Baron (International: English title)

Runtime:

129 min

Country:

Germany | UK

Language:

English | German | French

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Germany:12 | Finland:K-13

Filming Locations:

Barrandov Studios, Prague, Czech Republic

Company:

Niama Film

Trivia:

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.

Goofs:

Factual errors: In the movie, Lt. Kurt Wolff is shot down during a night mission. According to his wingman Lt. Carl-August von Schoenebeck, who was with Wolff on his last mission, Wolff was shot down in a dogfight which took place at day-time.

Movie Connections:

References Apocalypse Now (1979)

Boelcke,Goering , Allmenröder ..Where are they?

It's a German version of that dreadful Hollywood flop "Flying Boy". Immediately after you sat down in a theater, you are overwhelmed by the generous usage of CGI , while being flabbergasted by total lack of any tenable plot.Although I don't want to complain about "historical fact", it gets my nerve to watch a young and lanky German actor (whose acting indeed is not bad at all) plays a short and stout Manfred Con Richtofen. On the other hand , tall and aggressive younger brother Rothar was portrayed by an almost effeminate youthful actor.Worse still, Til Schweiger plays Werner Voss who was 5 years younger than the Baron..Herrgott! I don't want to mention about the fact that Boelcke, Goering, and Allmenroder ,whose lives were indispensables to portray the life of the Red Baron, were totally omitted in this movie. What was matter with a person who casted these actors and screenwriter who wrote such a delusional script? There is no single shred of realism and I am afraid of saying that there might have been no exertion to portray real historical people whose lives were certainly much more interesting and dramatic than those depicted in this movie. And ..those pacifist message the Baron constantly delivered!!give me a break!! The Baron was a professional soldier , not war-conscript and he himself said everything else was nonsense other than shooting down an enemy in dogfight..He was certainly not as bloodthirsty and aggressive as Berthold , but certainly not the one depicted in the movie,either. This movie is just a good example of movie made by those who lost their past and live in historical amnesia.real tragedy indeed!