The Blue Max
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The Blue Max

There was no quiet on the Western Front!

6.8 / 10 1966 2h 36mPG English
WarActionAdventureDrama

Storyline

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.

Cast & Crew

George Peppard

George Peppard

Lt. Bruno Stachel

Lead
James Mason

James Mason

General Count von Klugermann

Ursula Andress

Ursula Andress

Countess Kaeti von Klugermann

Jeremy Kemp

Jeremy Kemp

Willi von Klugermann

Karl Michael Vogler

Karl Michael Vogler

Colonel Otto Heidemann

Anton Diffring

Anton Diffring

Holbach

Harry Townes

Harry Townes

Kettering

Peter Woodthorpe

Peter Woodthorpe

Rupp

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. John Guillermin's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. The Blue Max is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker