Hunter, the blue max is a world war i aviation drama, told from the german point of view. This is fine by me as i just wanted a 1080p version of the blue max, which this is. The blue max le crepuscule des aigles bluray region. I can understand why it was panned by the critics when it first came out in 1966. The blue max is a brilliantly shot, engaging and wildly entertaining world war i epic which should satisfy any fan of aircraft and war films. Stachel immediately is at odds with his superior officer because he finds no place for chivalry in war.
This is a mustsee dvd, which preserves the cinemascope ratio a necessary asset, as panandscan versions detract from the epic look of the picture and also features a great restored surroundsound. Stachel earns his blue max not from 20 victories, but by destroying three. Sadly, the following members of the cast are no longer with us. The blue max is a 1966 british color motion picture filmed in ireland. The blue max, starring george peppard as bruno stachel, was released by 20th centuryfox in 1966.
Yes, fly boys was made a few years ago, but although a good effort, the flying scenes were nothing more than computer enhanced video game nonsense. The blue max hd movie trailer 20th centuryfox, 1966 youtube. Bruno stachel george peppard, a brash german world war i fighter pilot, is driven to shoot down 20 enemy planes, thus garnering him the blue max, a coveted medal. Featuring some of the best aerial combat scenes ever shot and a great ensemble cast, its enjoyable pulp fantasy for any war film fan.
Alex scott 18 september 1929 25 june 2015 was an australianbritish television actor best known for his appearances in british television productions of the 1960s, including the avengers, danger man, the saint and the final episode the smile behind the veil, 1969 of randall and hopkirk deceased. The blue max 1966 the movie title stills collection. The blue max soundtrack cd details and availability. Le crepuscule des aigles 1966 the blue max casting du film realise par john guillermin. Prime members enjoy free twoday delivery and exclusive access to music, movies, tv shows, original audio series, and kindle books. The menu is in english and the default audio is english dts 3. The twilight time release is one of the most impressive weve seen from this company, with a flawless transfer that does justice to this richlooking film.
Movie typography from the blue max 1966, directed by john guillermin. Fans are counting down to the may 3 return, not to mention the may 31 star wars episode. Released by legacy recordings in 1995 jk 57890 containing music from the blue max 1966. At the blue max ceremony for stachel, the crown prince himself presents the medal.
The blue max is a 1966 war film directed by john guillermin and starring george peppard, james mason, ursula andress, karl michael vogler, and jeremy kemp. A national hero, peppard wins the blue max, the highest award that can be. Rent the blue max 1966 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. The blue max 1966 posted on october 30, 2014 august 20, 2016 by trommelfeuer hold on to your hats, switches on, contact and chocks away, were going up diddly up up for another adventure in the skies.
Gipsy queen 3 200hp 6cylinder inlines powered both the s. Stachel becomes a bit of a fish out of water with his new higher class comradesinarms, but this doesnt bother him as stachel is interested in only one thing. The blue max 1966 is a world war i action, drama movie starring george peppard and james mason. During the ceremony, the general receives a phone call from the field marshall telling him to stop the ceremony. She looks on admiringly as willi is officially awarded his blue max pour le merite medal. They were 42 before the ncaa cancelled the rest of the season, due to the coronavirus pandemic. There was no quiet on the western front a young pilot in the german air force of 1918, disliked as lowerclass and unchivalrous, tries ambitiously to earn the medal offered for 20 kills. The blue max 1966 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Jul 28, 2014 the blue max is a big budget war movie with subpar acting, gorgeous cinematography, magnificent stunt flying, and a bloated, bmovie script that ultimately works as a leftwing critique of neoliberalism. The blue max bluray twilight time george peppard james mason. Blue max, the on dvd 024543071952 from 20th century fox.
In my opinion, the blue max is one of the best flying movies ever made. Released 1966, the blue max stars george peppard, james mason, ursula andress, jeremy kemp the movie has a runtime of about 2 hr 36 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic, which. Hes so driven that hell do anything to achieve it, honorably or dishonorably. Hunter, the blue max is a world war i aviation drama, told from.
The next days schedule, however, targeted the landward span. The blue max differs from so many war films in its portrayal of german war heroes not as the usual stereotypes but as ruthless opportunists more concerned with personal. Bruno stachel george peppard, a brash german world war i fighter pilot, is driven to shoot down 20 enemy planes, thus garnering him the blue max, a coveted. He needed only 20 to win the award, but he had to shoot down two more in order to make up for willys kills that he claimed as his own earlier in the film. The plot is about a german fighter pilot on the western front during world war i.
The number of the berlin hotel room bruno stachel stays in the night before he is to be awarded the blue max is 22, which equals the number of planes he has shot down. The blue max 1966 movie mistakes, goofs and bloopers. Released by lala land records in 2014 lllcd 1296 containing music from the blue max 1966. I originally posted this in the books section in the thread devoted to the recent sad passing of blue max author jack d hunter. Bruno stachel is a lower ranked pilot in germanys world war 1 air force, he dreams of winning the blue max, a prestigious medal given to pilots after 20. The blue max is superb on many levels and had a great impression on future directors george lucas and peter jackson who salvaged and restored peppards plane from the film. As far as wwi flying movies, there just arent any good ones out there. The blue max 1966 by stuart galbraith iv on march 11, 2014 add comment over the years i tried several times, and failed, to watch john guillermins the blue max 1966, the bigscale adaptation of jack d. Hunters novel about german fighter pilots during world war i. A young pilot in the german air force of 1918, disliked as lowerclass and unchivalrous, tries ambitiously to earn the medal offered for 20 kills. The blue max expanded soundtrack cd details and availability. The tactics of a german fighter pilot offend his aristocratic comrades but win him his countrys most honored medal, the blue max. Lowborn infantryman george peppard becomes a pilot, almost deliberately.
The general finds him useful as a hero even though his wife also finds him useful as a love object. However the blue max does contain some bloody sequences of first world war carnage so i guess it was an obvious candidate for broadcast i first saw this on television in the early 1970s and was impressed with it then. Review of region 1 20th century fox dvd unmistakably one of the most entertaining war films to come out of the 1960s, the blue max is the kind of film that could only have been made in hollywood. The cast of the 1966 movie the blue max where are they now. The blue max 1966 v2 by ungrateful601010 on deviantart. His mission is to be awarded germanys highest military honor, an award called the pour le merite, known to many as the blue max, given to the pilot capable of shooting down 20 enemy aircraft. Rent the blue max 1966 starring george peppard and ursula andress on dvd and bluray. Derek newark, derren nesbitt, john guillermin, the blue max 1966.
Staring ursula andress, george peppard, james mason and karl michael vogler. The film was made in deluxe color and filmed in cinemascope. Share your thoughts, experiences and the tales behind the art. Save blue max blu ray to get email alerts and updates on your ebay feed. The blue max1965 original theatrical trailer youtube. The blue max 1966 a young pilot in the german air force of 1918, disliked as lowerclass and unchivalrous, tries ambitiously to earn the medal offered for 20 kills. Bruno stachel george peppard, a brash german world war i fighter pilot, is driven to shoot down 20 enemy planes, thus garnering him the blue max. Dec 29, 2016 a young pilot in the german air force of 1918, disliked as lowerclass and unchivalrous, tries ambitiously to earn the medal offered for 20 kills. The blue max is a 1966 war film directed by john guillermin and starring george peppard. George peppard stars in this memorable world war one story as a german infantryman who becomes a flying ace and one of his countrys top heroes.
The blue max 1966 stream and watch online moviefone. Gallery of 22 movie poster and cover images for the blue max 1966. Silva america ssd11 country united states format cd release date 2000 upn 7385721128 the city of prague philharmonic crouch end festival chorus choir master. The story is about a very handsome young german who has spent two years as an enlisted soldier in the infantry at the western front in world war i. The blue max is a 1966 british war film in deluxe color and filmed in cinemascope, about a german fighter pilot on the western front during world war i. If you like the blue max you are looking for exciting, serious and realistic movies about with fighter pilot, military, soldier, ambition, rivalry, biplane and war themes of action, drama and romance genre shot in uk. James mason, george peppard, ursula andress, jeremy kemp, karl michael vogler, derren nesbitt. Filmed 50 years ago, long before the advent of cgi, the blue max required two air forces.
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