Peppard, george films rising young film star george peppard has a resolute look for his key role in 20th centuryfoxs world war i drama the blue max, now playing in cinemascope at the paramount theater in seattlephoto measures 10 x 8. His mission is to be awarded germanys highest military honor, an. The blue max, a coveted medal for achievement in flying, is ruthlessly sought by peppard, a poorboy german soldier who climbs out of the trenches and into the aristocratic air force. Inspector holloway is investigating a series of brutal murders in which a doll of each victim is found at the scene. 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. Max full movie, max movie, movie tv, george peppard, best movie posters, original movie posters.
The blue max soundtrack cd details and availability. The menu is in english and the default audio is english dts 3. The game boasts crisp vga graphics, smooth animation, and responsive mouse and joystick controls. Ladies and gentlemen, i give you, the blue max 1966 starring george peppard and ursula andress. At the premiere for guillermins 1966 film the blue max, left to right. The blue max 1966 directed by john guillermin genres drama, war subgenres war drama release date jun 21, 1966 usa unknown run time 156 min. Hunters novel about german fighter pilots during world war i. He is met with prejudice by the other contestants, wealthy snobs who look down upon his low economic stature. The french name was retained, despite the rising tide of nationalism and increasing hostility between french and germans during the 19th century, and ironically many of its recipients were. Countries united kingdom, united states mpaa rating nr. The blue max was not schmidts first car, and he had been crew chief for fellow texan big mike burkharts funny cars in 1966 and 1967, first on an injected, nitroburning 66 chevy ii. The world war i film focuses on an arrogant german infantryman named bruno stachel george peppard, turned.
The blue max soundtrack from 1966, composed by jerry goldsmith. 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. With george peppard, james mason, ursula andress, jeremy kemp. The blue max is probably my favorite world war 1 film, hands down. 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. 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. The film stars george peppard breakfast at tiffanys as lt. Rent the blue max 1966 starring george peppard and ursula andress on dvd and bluray. Watch the blue max full movie in hd visit a young pilot in the german air force of 1918, disliked as lowerclass and. Read the full synopsis of the blue max, 1966, directed by john guillermin, with george peppard, james mason, ursula andress, at turner classic movies. When he claims the title, he earns the respect of the general and the generals wife, who wants to. 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.
For these actions, germany offered their blue max medal to anyone who could shoot chatsworth downand chatsworth got a new nicknameblue max. Blue max is a fun world war i flight sim that features interesting campaigns with a variety of missions ranging from standard bombing runs to executing aerial maneuvers. John guillermins 1966 aerial war epic the blue max makes its bluray debut from twilight time. The blue max 1966 free download rare movies cinema of the. 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. Perhaps a touch too long as stachels romantic character arc gets over fleshed, but a ripper of a movie harking back to genre greats back in the 30s and 40s. In 1966 most americans knowledge of ww1 flying aces was restricted to the adventures of snoopy the dogs efforts to shoot down the red baron in the comic strips. 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. The blue max takes a decidedly less romantic view of warfare than the old movies with gallant fliers wearing long scarves and goggles. At the beginning of the young lions marlon brando tells barbara rush how difficult it is to rise in class in europe as opposed to america. The blue max 1966 full movie download full hd youtube. The blue max is a rare old thing, a flying ace picture that not only is in colour, its also rather good.
After desperate deeds, george peppard right finally wins the highest german military award, pour le merite, in the world war i movie, the blue max, currently at the paramount theater. The blue max 1966 stream and watch online moviefone. As a character drama blue max is a far more complex issue. New awards of the military class known during the first world war informally as the blue max german. 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. Avontuur oorlog film geregisseerd door john guillermin. Overview of the blue max, 1966, directed by john guillermin, with george peppard, james mason, ursula andress, at turner classic movies. It was named in french, which was the leading international language and the favoured language at fredericks court. Culdesac, directed by roman polanski, united kingdom 1966 film releases. The plot is about a german fighter pilot on the western front during world war i. The blue max 1966 john guillermin, george peppard, james. As blue max, you go out on sortiesflying missionsattacking assigned targets. Financial analysis of the blue max 1966 including budget, domestic and international box office gross, dvd and bluray sales reports, total earnings and profitability. Released by legacy recordings in 1995 jk 57890 containing music from the blue max 1966.
The blue max 1966 movie mistakes, goofs and bloopers. 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. 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. During world war one the blue max was the luftwaffes most coveted honour. Region 2 this dvd may not be viewable outside europe. Bruno stachel george peppard, a brash german world war i fighter pilot, is driven to shoot down 20 enemy planes, thus. Bruno stachel is a corporate in the german army who stops fighting in the trenches in order to pursue his dream of serving his country as a fighter pilot in the german air services division. George peppard, james mason, ursula andress, jeremy kemp, karl michael vogler, anton diffring, harry towb, peter woodthorpe, derek newark. Lowborn infantryman george peppard becomes a pilot, almost deliberately. The film was made in deluxe color and filmed in cinemascope. The blue max 1966 official sites, and other sites with posters, videos, photos and more. The colloquial name blue max was given in honour of max immelmann, the first recipient of the pour le merite during wwi.
One of jerry goldsmiths best scores of the 1960s, and one that has bounced between several labels on lp and cd, the blue max finally comes into its own on sonys expanded compact disc reissue, which boasts not only superior sound but all of the little bits of background source music used in various scenes in the movie. The enemy below here is one of the best war movies ever, a chess game of cat and fish not mouse duration. The blue max 1966 twentieth century fox film with ursula andress and. A bantam book accessrestricteditem true addeddate 20100111 21. Hunter, the blue max is a world war i aviation drama, told from the german point of view. May 01, 20 the blue max 1966 was an ambitious and epic score from a young jerry goldsmith. The blue max is a 1966 war movie directed by john guillermin. Set in germany between 1916 and 1918, the film chronicles the life of bruno stachel, a ruthless young pilot of humble origins, as he.
Blauer max ceased with the end of the prussian monarchy in november 1918. Italian supermarket, purchase italian gourmet online. A young pilot in the german air force of 1918, disliked as lowerclass and unchivalrous, tries ambitiously to. Rent the blue max 1966 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. 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. Stachels unearned kills have come to light, via a petulant phone call from the countess. I can understand why it was panned by the critics when it first came out in 1966. Stachel receives the blue max at an airfield the following day.