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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.The film was made in DeLuxe Color and was one of the last movies filmed in CinemaScope.
- $5 million
- Christian Ferry, executive, Elmo Williams
A young pilot in the German air force of 1918 tries to earn the prestigious medal for 20 kills, but faces opposition from his aristocratic comrades and superiors. The Blue Max is a 1966 action drama romance film directed by John Guillermin and starring George Peppard, James Mason and Ursula Andress.
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- Action, Drama, Romance
- John Guillermin
- 1966-06-21
A World War I fighter pilot pursues the coveted Blue Max medal, but faces challenges from his aristocratic comrades and a beautiful countess. IMDb provides summaries, cast and crew, user reviews, trivia and more for this classic war film.
Lt. 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. His superior, Count von ...
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- George Peppard
- John Guillermin
- War
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Find out who starred in and worked on the World War I aviation film The Blue Max, directed by John Guillermin and based on a novel by Jack Hunter. See the full list of actors, writers, producers, composers, and more on IMDb.
The Blue Max is a rousing WW1 aviation epic filmed on a lavish scale in Ireland with an English and American crew. Its tale of the first air aces has been updated from the old Errol Flynn and Howard Hawks "Dawn Patrol" formula with a cynical attitude toward the 'chivalrous' image of the glorious flying aces, in this case Germans hoping to ...
May 1, 2015 · The Blue Max required Fox to assemble two miniature air forces, at the cost of about a quarter-million dollars—in today’s money, nearly $2 million. Stunt flier Lynn Garrison, a colorful ex–Royal Canadian Air Force pilot, airshow promoter and aircraft collector, helped assemble the fleet.
