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
Jun 21, 1966 Wide
May 20, 2003
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
All Critics (7) | Top Critics (1) | Fresh (5) | Rotten (0) | DVD (8)
An anamorphic, Technicolor feast
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
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
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