It is a followup to ultra q, though not technically a sequel or spinoff. 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. Sadly, the following members of the cast are no longer with us. Hunters novel about german fighter pilots during world war i. 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. They just might be the naked face of selfpromotional hubris. The blue max nude scenes naked pics and videos at mr. By 1966, the year the film was released, wwi had been largely ignored by hollywood in favor wwii films.
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. The blue max is a 1966 british color motion picture filmed in ireland. The plot is about a german fighter pilot on the western front during world war i. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. The story is about a very handsome young german who has spent two years as an enlisted. The blue max the 1966 movie, trailers, videos and more at yidio. Watch the blue max online watch full hd the blue max 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 soundtrack from 1966, composed by jerry goldsmith. Lowborn infantryman george peppard becomes a pilot, almost deliberately. George peppard is the new boy off the flying blocks, a workingclass lad, now an officer if. Throw in some nudity and a love interest whos immoral, and you come up with a movie thats not your typical war film. James mason, george peppard, ursula andress, jeremy kemp, karl michael vogler, derren nesbitt show embed code. Released by legacy recordings in 1995 jk 57890 containing music from the blue max 1966.
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. Its difficult to know exactly whats going on with buffalo visionwevr. Peppard earned a private pilots license during filming, offering to fly some of the vintage aircraft himself. Season of the witch 1972 black sunday 1977 supermarkt 1974. The film was made in deluxe color and filmed in cinemascope. Stachel receives the blue max at an airfield the following day. This is a rarity from the outset due to its german viewpoint. Ladies and gentlemen, i give you, the blue max 1966 starring george peppard and ursula andress. The blue max has not remained as revered as those films but in many ways it is no less impressive. Directed by 1 writing credits 6 cast 21 produced by 2 music by 1 cinematography by 1 film editing by 1 casting by 1. 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 cast of the 1966 movie the blue max where are they now. Directed by 1 writing credits 6 cast 21 produced by 2 music by 1 cinematography by 1 film editing by 1 casting by 1 production design by 1 art direction by 1 makeup department 5 production management 1 second unit director or assistant director 4.
Rent the blue max 1966 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. 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. 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 le crepuscule des aigles bluray region. The blue max bluray twilight time george peppard james mason. Originally a book of the same name, this is the story of a german soldier who, having suffered in the trenches, decides to join the luftwaffe and train to become a pilot. 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 gain than patriotism.
May 09, 2017 this feature is not available right now. The blue max 1966 is a world war i action, drama movie starring george peppard and james mason. Promoted from the ranks after spending two years in the trenches. Karl michael vogler hauptmann captain heidemann and james mason general klugermann both played world war ii germanys field marshal erwin. Derek newark, derren nesbitt, john guillermin, the blue max 1966. The young ace also wins the affection of his generals wife, a prize. Aces high 1976, the bridge at remagen 1969, flyboys 2006, battle of britain 1969, the red baron 2008. The screenplay was written by david pursall, jack seddon, and gerald hanley, based on the novel of. 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 is a 1966 war film directed by john guillermin and starring george peppard. 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. He escapes the horrors of the trenches by volunteering to become a combat pilot, and who develops the necessary skills aptly. Yes, fly boys was made a few years ago, but although a good effort, the flying scenes were nothing. Meet the cast and learn more about the stars of the blue max with exclusive news, pictures, videos and more at. Hunter, the blue max is a world war i aviation drama, told from the german point of view. Leading man george peppard who played bruno stachel sadly died of leukemia in 1994, aged 66. In my opinion, the blue max is one of the best flying movies ever made. As the two return to their base willi challenges stachel, partly by executing a nearperfect barrel roll, to return in formation with stachel.
The plotline, about a german pilot who aims to make 20 kills in order to earn a medal, the blue max, would not have been traditional for an american film of that period. When the show return for its second season the fall of 1966, it was still campy fun, but for the first time it seems a bit of fatigue has set in. The blue max hd movie trailer 20th centuryfox, 1966 youtube. The blue max 1966 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The screenplay was written by david pursall, jack seddon, and gerald. I know this, as my college history professor was at the same screening. Gallery of 22 movie poster and cover images for the blue max 1966. With george peppard, james mason, ursula andress, jeremy kemp. 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 1966 nude scenes ultraman 1966 tv series wikipedia. The blue max 1966 stream and watch online moviefone. As far as wwi flying movies, there just arent any good ones out there. Watch the blue max online the blue max the blue max 1966 director. Overview of the blue max, 1966, directed by john guillermin, with george peppard, james mason, ursula andress, at turner classic movies.
The blue max 1966 movie mistakes, goofs and bloopers. In 1918 a workingclass german fighter pilot offends his squadrons aristocratic fliers by winning the blue max 1966, a medal awarded for sixteen airborne kills. 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. I can understand why it was panned by the critics when it first came out in 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 george peppard, a brash german world war i fighter pilot, is driven to shoot down 20 enemy.
Tsuburaya productions produced 39 episodes 40, counting the prepremiere special that aired on tokyo broadcasting system tbs from july 17, 1966 to april 9, 1967. 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. Rent the blue max 1966 starring george peppard and ursula andress on dvd and bluray. The savage and thrilling encounters usually ended with one or more antagonists crashing burning to the earth. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, serious, exciting and suspenseful films with plots about war, military, soldier, heroes, battles, danger and military life mostly in war, drama and action genres. James mason, george peppard, ursula andress, jeremy kemp, karl michael vogler, derren nesbitt. The blue max, starring george peppard as bruno stachel, was released by 20th centuryfox in 1966. Ultraman, urutoraman is a japanese tokusatsu science fiction television series created by eiji tsuburaya. The blue max 1966 pg 06211966 us war, action, adventure, drama 2h 36m user score. The blue max soundtrack cd details and availability. The blue max bluray twilight time george peppard james. For the premiere, in 1966, all blue max winners who were alive at the time were invited to the screening.
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