This is the opening of the 1966 war film the blue max, directed by john guillermin, and starring george peppard, ursula andress, and james mason. The blue max soundtrack from 1966, composed by jerry goldsmith. Lowborn infantryman george peppard becomes a pilot, almost deliberately. Blue max le crepuscule des aigles bluray region abc import france. The blue max is a 1966 british color motion picture filmed in ireland. Bluefire reader is the gold standard in white label ereading apps that has been deployed by over 70 leading brands worldwide in ebook retail, libraries and academia. 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. Download the tv guide app for iphone, ipad and android.
Find movie and film award information for the blue max 1966 john guillermin on allmovie. The blue max 1966 movie mistakes, goofs and bloopers. 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, a coveted medal for achievement in flying, is ruthlessly sought by bruno stabel george peppard, a poorboy german soldier who climbs out of the trenches and into the aristocratic air force. George peppard the blue max 1966 directed by john guillermin. 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. George peppard perhaps overportrayed the stiffness of lt.
No stinking cgi, just great camera work not mine, flying, and great story. Meet the cast and learn more about the stars of the blue max with exclusive news, pictures, videos and more at. The blue max 1966 the movie title stills collection. Rent the blue max 1966 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. This movie has been premiered in australian hd theatres in 1966 movies 1966. Silva america ssd11 country united states format cd release date 2000 upn 7385721128 the city of prague philharmonic crouch end festival chorus choir master. However, i blame the five writers credited with the screenplay. I can understand why it was panned by the critics when it first came out in 1966. The cast of the 1966 movie the blue max where are they now. 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. Gallery of 22 movie poster and cover images for the blue max 1966. The blue max 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. Financial analysis of the blue max 1966 including budget, domestic and international box office gross, dvd and bluray sales reports, total earnings and profitability.
Blue max is an informal name of pour le merite, a german military decoration from 1740 until the end of world war i. He is met with prejudice by the other contestants, wealthy snobs who look down upon his low economic stature. It follows stachel through his being accepted for the imperial german air service, commissioned as an officer. Hunter, the blue max is a world war i aviation drama, told from the german point of view. 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. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comic con sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. You can watch the blue max online on videoondemand services netflix, paytv or movie theatres with original audio in english. The blue max hd movie trailer 20th centuryfox, 1966 youtube. Sadly, the following members of the cast are no longer with us. 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 blue max ceremony for stachel, the crown prince himself presents the medal. The blue max is a 1966 british war film in deluxe color and filmed in cinemascope, about a german fighter pilot on the western front during world war i. The blue max soundtrack cd details and availability. 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.
After putting up with an arduous boot camp, swafford and his unit are sent to the persian gulf where they are earger to fight but are forced to stay back from the action. The blue max 1966 twentieth century fox film with ursula andress and george. Searching for a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or watch the john guillermindirected movie via subscription can be confusing, so we here at moviefone. 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. The blue max 1966 stream and watch online moviefone. The blue max 1966 the blue max 1966 the blue max 1966 the image could not be loaded.
The emphasis on nearnudity must have had a big effect on the soontocome rating system that revamped the production code. Register your pilot and watch his career develop on either side in the conflict. 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. Movie typography from the blue max 1966, directed by john guillermin, starring george peppard, james mason, ursula andress, jeremy kemp, anton diffring. The plot is about a german fighter pilot on the western front during world war i. Find movie and film award information for the blue max 1966 john. I think 1966 posters for the blue max had the familiar we give up text that read, suggested for mature audiences, but i gotta tell ya, the film was an eyeful for this moviegoers 14yearold imagination. 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 the game boasts crisp vga graphics, smooth animation, and responsive mouse and joystick controls. Hunters novel about german fighter pilots during world war i. James mason is an uppercrust baron and general and ursula andress is his sexy, younger wife whom peppard beds. During the ceremony, the general receives a phone call from the field marshall telling him to stop the ceremony. The blue max movie tv listings and schedule tv guide. 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.
Stachel immediately is at odds with his superior officer because he finds no place for chivalry in war. Derek newark, derren nesbitt, john guillermin, the blue max 1966. Ladies and gentlemen, i give you, the blue max 1966 starring george peppard and ursula andress. In the scene where jeremy kemp and george peppard are playing daredevil in their planes and kemps plane hits a brick tower there is a shot of the plane plummeting to the ground. Released by lala land records in 2014 lllcd 1296 containing music from the blue max 1966. The game boasts crisp vga graphics, smooth animation, and responsive mouse and joystick controls. 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. Leading man george peppard who played bruno stachel sadly died of leukemia in 1994, aged 66. 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. Released by legacy recordings in 1995 jk 57890 containing music from the blue max 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.
The blue max free movies the blue max full movies the blue max full movies download the blue max free movies online the blue max movies free download. 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. 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. Twentieth century fox film with ursula andress and george peppard. Blue max board game 1983 the blue max, a 1966 film. It was directed by john guillermin, stars george peppard, james mason and ursula andress, and features karl michael vogler and jeremy kemp. His mission is to be awarded germanys highest military honor, an award called the pour le merite, known to many as the blue max, given to the pilot capable of shooting down 20 enemy aircraft. With george peppard, james mason, ursula andress, jeremy kemp. Read the full synopsis of the blue max, 1966, directed by john guillermin, with george peppard, james mason, ursula andress, at turner classic movies. Certainly the storyline is not the most intelligent, with the characters not having much in the way of depth, and this is touted as typical of the work of director john guillermin. Bruno stachel george peppard, a brash german world war i fighter pilot, is driven to shoot down 20 enemy planes, thus. Blue max video game 1983 and its sequel blue max 2001.
Review of region 1 20th century fox dvd unmistakably one of the most entertaining war films to come out of the 1960s, the blue max is the kind of film that could only have been made in hollywood. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. Featuring some of the best aerial combat scenes ever shot and a great ensemble cast, its enjoyable pulp fantasy for any war film fan. 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.
He was a brave and daring pilot, but his psychological disorder doomed him to a tragic end. 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. The story is about a very handsome young german who has spent two years as an enlisted soldier in. Of course, nobody goes to a picture like the blue max for the bedroom antics or for the soap operatics but for the flying sequences which are superb and. The blue max 1966 free download rare movies cinema of the.
Find out when and where you can watch the blue max on tv with the full listings schedule at. Stachel was the hero with the fatal flaw of obsession with winning fame and glory and the blue max medal for twenty enemy planes shot down. 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. 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 blue max is a 1966 british war film in deluxe color and filmed in cinemascope, about a german fighter pilot on the western frontduring world war i. This scene is filled with drama and the best air to air engagement ever filmed.
Rent the blue max 1966 starring george peppard and ursula andress on dvd and bluray. A young pilot in the german air force of 1918, disliked as. Peppard earned a private pilots license during filming, offering to fly some of the vintage aircraft himself. The film was made in deluxe color and filmed in cinemascope. Jarhead is a film about a us marine anthony swoffords experience in the gulf war. When he claims the title, he earns the respect of the general and the generals wife, who wants to. When he claims the title, he earns the respect of the general, and the general. Blue max, the soundtrack details home explore movies explore composers resource directory forums contact us about us search on. Engage your customers with fullfeatured mobile apps that deliver the convenience, ease of use, and seamless experience that consumers expect.
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