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The Blue Max (1966)

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Release Date: Jun 21, 1966 Wide

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Based on a novel by Jack D. Hunter, The Blue Max is a World War I aviation drama, told from the German point of view. Low-born infantryman George Peppard becomes a pilot, almost deliberately stepping on the sensibilities of his aristocratic comrades in the process. A national hero, Peppard wins the Blue Max, the highest award that can be bestowed upon an aviator. His fame is exploited by general James Mason, who tolerates Peppard's affair with Mason's wife Ursula Andress. The canny Mason knows

PG, 2 hr. 40 min.

Drama, Action & Adventure, Art House & International, Classics

Directed By: John Guillermin

Written By: David Pursall, Jack Seddon, Gerald Hanley

In Theaters: Jun 21, 1966 Wide

On DVD: May 20, 2003

Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment

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Cast

George Peppard
Bruno Stachel
James Mason
Count von Klugermann
Ursula Andress
Countess Kaeti von Klug...
Jeremy Kemp
Willi von Klugermann
Karl Michael Vogler
Heidemann
Anton Diffring
Holbach
Loni von Friedl
Elfi Heidemann
Peter Woodthorpe
Rupp
Harry Towb
Kettering
Derren Nesbitt
Fabian
Roger Ostime
Crown Prince
Hugo Schuster
Hans
Carl Schell
Baron von Richthofen
Derek Newark
Ziegel
Alex Scott
The Orator
Frederick Ledebur
The Field Marshall

Critic Reviews for The Blue Max

All Critics (7) | Top Critics (1) | Fresh (5) | Rotten (0) | DVD (8)

An anamorphic, Technicolor feast

August 23, 2003 Comment

Wade Major

Boxoffice Magazine

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This classic film portrays Peppard as a German foot soldier who finds his way into the German airforce where he interacts with upper class officers. He is determined to prove he is as good as any of them, no, better than them, by earning the coveted medal, The Blue Max.

September 11, 2010

Alan Holyoak

One of the strongest obscure Hollywood classics out there. Unique in the fact the storyline is told from the point of view of the Germans during WWI. Interesting in that George Peppard plays his lead role brilliantly. Almost too good a movie for it's time, worth a viewing if you're a history buff or just like old-school filmmaking.

June 6, 2010