War ·Action ·Adventure ·Drama · United Kingdom · 1966 · 2h 36m

The Blue Max

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Director
John Guillermin
Cast
George Peppard as Lt. Bruno Stachel James Mason as General Count von Klugermann Ursula Andress as Countess Kaeti von Klugermann Jeremy Kemp as Willi von Klugermann Karl Michael Vogler as Colonel Otto Heidemann Anton Diffring as Holbach
Crew
Douglas Slocombe — Director of Photography Max Benedict — Editor Jerry Goldsmith — Original Music Composer David Pursall — Writer Gerald Hanley — Writer Jack Seddon — Writer
Tagline

There was no quiet on the Western Front!

Synopsis

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.

Trailer The Blue Max — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
countrysidegermanyworld war iair forcefighter airplanecode of honorbiplanepropeller airplaneexploding airplanemedal of honormilitary airplaneflying ace
Key Collaborators
John Guillermin Director Douglas Slocombe Director of Photography Max Benedict Editor Jerry Goldsmith Original Music Composer David Pursall Writer Gerald Hanley Writer Jack Seddon Writer Christian Ferry Producer Wilfred Shingleton Production Design
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