
[1966]
DIRECTED BY: John Guillermin
RELEASE DATE: 04.07.2005
AWARDS: Won BAFTA Film Award for Best Art Direction.
STARRING:
"The Blue Max" is a raging war time thriller featuring spectacular aerial combat sequences. It is the story of Bruno Stachel, a cold, ambitious German combat pilot in World War I. As brave as he is ruthless, he excels in combat, wins the highest medals, "The Blue Max", and becomes a national hero. "The Blue Max" is among the best aviation films with outstanding photography, spectacular dogfights and a dramatic score.
In some scenes, George Peppard was actually flying his plane!
Technical advice for the film was provided by a group of WW1 plane buffs from Los Angeles.
On a blackboard in Kettering's office in the film you can see the squadron's name and number, Jasta 11. This was actually the name and number of Von Richtofen's Circus.