The Blue Max
About The Blue Max
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.
The Blue Max is a 1966 war film directed by John Guillermin. It runs 156 minutes and was released in June 1966.
George Peppard takes the lead as Lt. Bruno Stachel, James Mason as General Count von Klugermann, Ursula Andress as Countess Kaeti von Klugermann, and Jeremy Kemp as Willi von Klugermann. Written by David Pursall and Gerald Hanley.
Shelv files it under world war i, countryside, germany, and german soldier.
The Great Waldo Pepper, Grand Illusion, and The Dawn Patrol make useful companions to The Blue Max, all filed under biplane, flying ace, and the red baron. It scores 6.8 out of 10 from 129 TMDB voters and it carries a PG rating.