
The tactics of a German fighter pilot offend his aristocratic comrades but win him his country's most honored medal, the Blue Max. The General finds him useful as a hero even though his wife also finds him useful as a love object. In the end the General arranges for him to test-fly an untried fighter.... (Full plot summary below)
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The tactics of a German fighter pilot offend his aristocratic comrades but win him his country's most honored medal, the Blue Max. The General finds him useful as a hero even though his wife also finds him useful as a love object. In the end the General arranges for him to test-fly an untried fighter.
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| User ReviewJason CHaven't heard of this movie? Well I can assure you that you will not only enjoy it, but want to watch it over and over. |
| User ReviewMorris ROne of the best WW1 films. Also they used real aircraft in some of the shots . |
| User ReviewJaime SOne of the best WWI film ever made, to bad the German soldiers are armed with British rifles, but truly excellent |
| User ReviewStephen PI would probably say this is the best WW1 movie ever made (along with Gallipoli) as it shows all the aspects of war. Greed, bravery, lust, ambition, foolishness, public image and utter desperation. Fantastic flying sequences (and a legendary bridge scene) Loved the film as a kid but never understood the full story - the incredibly tense final scene showing the complex world of military cover ups, lies and the dark side of propaganda. |
| User ReviewAimee WOne of the greatest films about WWI, The Blue Max chronicles the career of fictional German flying ace Bruno Stachel who is so brash, ambitious and arrogant that he spirals up to a brutal end. George Peppard is awesome in his role, in my opinion; he starts out as a patriotic dogooder wannabe hero and transforms the character to a near villianous presence in the film. Ursula Andress brings icy germanic sexiness as the debutante countess who bounces between pilots and Karl Volger (who played Rommel in Patton) as the war weary squadron commander who's sole ambition to just get home is in constant conflict with Peppard's ruthless quest to win the medal called The Blue Max. Great old film. |
| User ReviewKen BI thought Peppard did a fine job as the cold distant Lt. Stachel. James Mason is always good and Ursula Andress was stunning in her prime! The flying scenes were awesome. A very good movie that rates in my 10 favorites of all time. |
| User ReviewMartin TGreat action!! great war scenes!!! Great story!!! the one who loves planes should see it |
| User ReviewRick HProbably my favourite war film because i love the flying scenes, and stoic cynicism of 'Stachel' and wish there had been a few more scenes of him and 'Jeremy Kemp' and less of the love interest 'Ursula Andress' which takes a lot of pace out of the film. |
| User ReviewSheila CAs I taxi my aircraft onto the runway, its engine throbbing with delight, I glance at my instructor and he smiles then gives me a thumbs up pointing to the cyan sky and shouts "solo with the birds!". I pushed my throttle forward and my aluminum wings accelerate down the runway. My wheels leaped from the asphalt and my nose points towards the cotton balled cumulus clouds. The engine and propeller pull me from the soft green earth and that's when I hear over the wind noise the prelude music to the Blue Max by Jerry Goldsmith. Chills go down my spine as the Blue Max theme plays in my head. As I execute a climbing turn to dance among the clouds, my aircraft becomes a Fokker DR VII and I become Lieutenant von Fichthorn of Jasta 11. I saw the Blue Max with my father. I was eight at the time and that film made me want to be a pilot. Twelve years later Im the top of my flight class as pilot in command and have flown for thirty. The Blue Max is a beautiful film reflection of a time when wood and canvas took to the skies and change the rules of war. Perfect casting and solid story line makes this film an icon in the history of film. Putting together a film with this many antique airplanes could never be perfect, but it comes so close to perfection. No pregnant computer generated dog fights in this film. When I slide the Blue Max CD soundtrack in my cars stereo system, the Blue Max prelude still sends chills down my spine and I start to scan for English SE-5's on my six. The Blue Max is a must see. |
| User ReviewChristopher Bone of best WW1 movies good to see it's germans too and they are treated non-biased |