The Blue Max

– A young pilot in the German air force of 1918, disliked as lower-class and unchivalrous, tries ambit..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
7.10 / 10
Duration:
2 Hours and 36 Minutes
Release Year:
1966
The Blue Max (1966)

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.

Story Timeline:
Producing Country:
UK
Filming Locations:
Genre:

The Blue Max (1966) - Trailer

Release Date:

21 Jun 1966

Language:

English

MPAA Content-Rating:
Approved

Director:

John Guillermin

Writer:

Jack Hunter (novel), Ben Barzman (adaptation), Basilio Franchina (adaptation), David Pursall (screenplay), Jack Seddon (screenplay), Gerald Hanley (screenplay)

Main Actors:

George Peppard, James Mason, Ursula Andress, Jeremy Kemp

Plot:

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.

Awards:

Won 1 BAFTA Film Award. Another 5 nominations.

Production:

Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
7.1/10