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The Red Baron

Original title: Der Rote Baron
  • 20082008
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 1h 46m
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6.3/10
13K
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Joseph Fiennes, Til Schweiger, Lena Headey, and Matthias Schweighöfer in The Red Baron (2008)
September 1916 – a young aristocrat, Baron Manfred von Richthofen (Matthias Schweighöfer), is transferred to a German fighter division.  Numerous kills, his trademark bright red plane and the heroic conquests of his ‘Flying Circus’ squadron soon make him a German hero.  Yet manipulated by the High Command propaganda machine and distracted by fame, he remains blind to the true cost of conflict. After shooting down Canadian pilot Arthur Roy Brown (Joseph Fiennes) and pulling him out of the wreckage, he assists French nurse Kate Otersdorf (Lena Headey) in tending to the pilot’s wounded leg.
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German biopic loosely based on the World War I fighter ace Manfred Von Richthofen, nicknamed the Red Baron by friend and foe alike.German biopic loosely based on the World War I fighter ace Manfred Von Richthofen, nicknamed the Red Baron by friend and foe alike.German biopic loosely based on the World War I fighter ace Manfred Von Richthofen, nicknamed the Red Baron by friend and foe alike.
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
13K
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    • Nikolai Müllerschön
    • Nikolai Müllerschön
  • Stars
    • Matthias Schweighöfer
    • Lena Headey
    • Til Schweiger
    • Nikolai Müllerschön
    • Nikolai Müllerschön
  • Stars
    • Matthias Schweighöfer
    • Lena Headey
    • Til Schweiger
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    • 89User reviews
    • 29Critic reviews
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    Til Schweiger in The Red Baron (2008)
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    Lena Headey and Matthias Schweighöfer in The Red Baron (2008)
    Joseph Fiennes and Matthias Schweighöfer in The Red Baron (2008)
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    Matthias Schweighöfer in The Red Baron (2008)
    Til Schweiger and Matthias Schweighöfer in The Red Baron (2008)
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    Matthias Schweighöfer
    Matthias Schweighöfer
    • Manfred von Richthofen
    Lena Headey
    Lena Headey
    • Käte
    Til Schweiger
    Til Schweiger
    • Voss
    Joseph Fiennes
    Joseph Fiennes
    • Brown
    Tomás Koutník
    • Young Manfred von Richthofen
    Tomás Ibl
    • Young Lothar von Richthofen
    Albert Franc
    • Young Wolfram von Richthofen
    Maxim Mehmet
    Maxim Mehmet
    • Sternberg
    Hanno Koffler
    Hanno Koffler
    • Lehmann
    Richard Krajco
    Richard Krajco
    • Hawker
    Steffen Schroeder
    Steffen Schroeder
    • Bodenschatz
    Lukás Príkazký
    Lukás Príkazký
    • Kirmaier
    Ondrej Volejník
    • 1st German Soldier
    Jirí Wohanka
    • 2nd German Soldier
    Iveta Jirícková
    • Redhead Whore
    Vlastina Svátková
    Vlastina Svátková
    • Blonde Whore
    Axel Prahl
    • General Hoeppner
    Gitta Schweighöfer
    Gitta Schweighöfer
    • Kunigunde von Richthofen
      • Nikolai Müllerschön
      • Nikolai Müllerschön
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    • Trivia
      The nurse Käte Otersdorf in the film was a real person and she was the nurse who attended to Richthofen after he received the head wound. There were several photographs (probably taken for propaganda purposes) in which she was shown with Richthofen, often together with a large group of other people. There was, however, never any evidence or even suggestion that there was a love affair between them.
    • Goofs
      Lothar von Richthofen, the Red Baron's younger brother, was not (as in the film) flying with him on the day of his death (April 21, 1918). In fact, Lothar's plane crashed on March 13 and he was hospitalized because of injuries. Lothar learned about his brother's death while he was in hospital.
    • Quotes

      Emperor Wilhelm: We need men like him. I supposed we'll have to give you another promotion, Richthofen. You are a real hero. I take it the ladies are all over you.

      Manfred von Richthofen: There aren't many ladies at 10,000 feet, your Majesty.

    • Connections
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      Open Skies
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      composed by Reamonn

      published by b612 publishing / Reamonn Publishing

    User reviews89

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    8/10
    Worth it - gets better as from the second half
    The movie seems a bit slow at first. One wonders if it's going to be a realistic crude harsh war movie, as we have grown accustomed to in the last years, or a romantic poetic depiction of this folk hero/legend.

    As one gets into the film, one discovers it's both things. There are several sub themes. The jealousy and competitiveness between brothers, the strong contrasting point of views from how the German pilots lived and saw the war as compared to their infantry mud submerged counterparts, the beauty of the initial sportsmanship displayed by Richthoffen and many other airmen in their practice of war, the love story, and many more.

    Perhaps the most appealing to some of us is the gradual turn of things towards the impending tragedy, how the characters seem to express it just in the way they look at each other and how this epic sized hero, well represented by the unknown actor Tomas Koutnik, embraces his fate with a powerlessness and dignity that reflects the whole of humanity's ultimate choices when faced with the certain end: play out the role you've been assigned in this life with dignity.

    Congratulations to this director, his craftsmanship, the actors, the staff, and let me not forget specially that wonderful Lena Heady who is very sensual and sublime!
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      • April 10, 2008 (Germany)
      • Germany
      • United Kingdom
      • Official site (Germany)
      • German
      • English
      • French
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      • Czech Republic
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      • Niama Film
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    • 1 hour 46 minutes
      • Color
      • Dolby Digital

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