Knowing that, stachel peppard decides to fight all the odds and becomes totally ruthless and opportunistic. Directors john guillermin cast includes george peppard, james mason, ursula andress, jeremy kemp, karl michael vogler, anton driffing. George peppard, james mason, ursula andress, jeremy kemp, karl michael vogler, anton diffring, harry towb, peter woodthorpe, derek newark. Starring george peppard, james mason, ursula andress, jeremy kemp, karl michael vogler, anton diffring, harry towb, peter woodthorpe. The blue max italian photobusta movie posters limited runs. Karl michael vogler played rommel in patton, while james mason had played the german general in two much earlier films the desert fox in 1951 and the desert rats in 1953. Karl michael vogler 28 august 1928 9 june 2009 was a german actor, probably best known for his appearances in several bigbudget english language films. The blue max 1964 in the novel heidemanns deep longing to be with his wife and her growing depression over his absence are more subtle in the movie than the book. Tall, darkhaired german leading actor, the son of a blacksmith. Hunter was taken by his mother, who couldnt find a babysitter, to. It was directed by john guillermin, stars george peppard, james mason and ursula andress, and features karl michael vogler and jeremy kemp. His fame is exploited by a general, who tolerates the affair between the pilot and the generals wife. In the blue max she plays the seductress, the slutty persona, the woman at the focal point of brunos sexual desire and ultimate conclusion.
The blue max is written and based on the book by the wonderful american author and. Book author jack seddon screenwriter jerry goldsmith composer music score karl. One is for the highest honor that is bestowed upon anyone who can shoot down a maximum number of enemy aircraftthe blue max. A national hero, he wins the blue max, the highest award that can be bestowed upon an aviator. Most widely held works about karl michael vogler the blue max. Clearly influenced by kubricks paths of glory 1958, the blue max is a cold, cynical drama offering a visually breathtaking portrait of a stultified society tearing itself apart during the final months of the great war. Lowborn infantryman george peppard becomes a pilot, almost deliberately stepping on the sensibilities of his aristocratic comrades in the process. Those magnificent men in their flying machines 1965.
The blue max and 21 related entities entities finder. The great jeremy kemp gets star billing for once, karl michael vogler does his customary german actor playing german officer bit, and carl schell, maximilians brother, makes a cameo as the legendary red baron whats a wwi aerial movie without the red baron. The squadron is presided over by hauptmann otto heidemann karl michael vogler. Hunter, the blue max is a world war i aviation drama, told from the german point of view. 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. In doing so, both men cross ethical lines by awarding stachel kills he did not earn, much to the disgust of stachels commanding officer karl michael vogler, a man who represents old world military honor and integrity. The blue max cast and crew cast photos and info fandango. Although stachels ruthlessness disgusts his superior otto heidemann karl michael vogler, nothing can keep the pilots career from soaring. James mason, ursula andress, jeremy kemp, karl michael vogler.
For years kicking around tv stations in ugly, graininfested prints, the blue max in fox anamorphic dvd looks gorgeous. But heidemanns integrity conflicts with stachels heartless fortitude. The blue max was really almost 40 years in the making. George peppard, ursula andress, james mason, karl vogler and jeremy kemp. The blue max by john guillermin george peppard, james. The plot is about a german fighter pilot on the western front during world war i. A national hero, peppard wins the blue max, the highest award that can be bestowed. The blue max stars george peppard as bruno stachel, an ambitious german. The blue max 1966 karl michael vogler as heidemann imdb. The blue max dvds only extra is a very grainy original trailer presented at 1.
However, coming from the trenches, he enjoys no ethics, no code of honor. The uncomplicated storyline ignores german against frenchman to. Another is his squadrons relativean aunt by marriage,the countesswho happens to be the wife of a german generalplayed by james masonplayed by ursula andress. The tactics of a german fighter pilot offend his aristocratic comrades but win him his countrys most honored medal, the blue max. They dont make em like they used to, thats for sure. In the blue max 1966, he costarred with george peppard and ursula. The general finds him useful as a hero even though his wife also finds him useful as a love object. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Brunos ambition is to win the blue max and quickly starts accumulating the 20 needed kills. James mason is an uppercrust baron and general and ursula andress is his sexy, younger wife whom peppard beds. In may, charles lindbergh made the first solo flight across the atlantic. His real battle is to win acceptance by the aristocracy and he sees the blue max as the way to win this acceptance. Lowborn infantryman george peppard becomes a pilot, almost deliberately.
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. Their commanding officer, hauptmann otto heidemann karl michael vogler is an upperclass officer whose notions of chivalry conflict with stachels ruthless. Karl michael vogler, nothing can keep the pilots career from soaring. Jack hunter novel, ben barzman, basilio franchina adaptation. Jeremy kemp is one comrade remembered from winds of war and war and remembrance. The only problem is that his fellow pilots are all aristocratic blue bloods and stachel comes from a humble peasant background. In the novel, heidemann does not accuse stachel of treachery in the shooting down of the british aircraft over their airfield. Ship this item qualifies for free shipping buy online, pick up in store is currently unavailable, but this item may be available for instore purchase. In the blue max 1966, he costarred with george peppard and ursula andress as the squadron commander, and in patton 1970, he portrayed general erwin rommel. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing the blue max near you. The blue max is the highest ranking medal given to pilots in wwi. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. With this award, bruno will have won the respect of his comrades. Find karl michael vogler movies, filmography, bio, co stars, photos, news and tweets.
Theres an impression around that you care more about your unconfirmed kill than you do about fabians death. Its tale of the first air aces has been updated from the old errol flynn and howard hawks dawn patrol formula with a cynical attitude toward the chivalrous image of the glorious flying aces, in this case germans hoping to. The blue max is highly unusual among hollywood films, not just for being a largescale drama set. The blue max is a 1966 united kingdom world war i film, directed by john guillermin, filmed in ireland, starring george peppard, james mason, ursula andress and jeremy kemp. Bruno stachel is a nobody, a newly recruited junior officer in a first. And on a snowy winter night in buffalo, ny, sixyearold jack d. Like every other german flyboy, bruno dreams of winning the blue max named for ace max immelman, the highest honour his country can bestow upon a. His commanding officer is hauptmann otto heidemann karl michael vogler, a recipient of the pour le merite award, also known as the blue max. The blue max 1966 karl michael vogler as heidemann. In the end the general arranges for him to testfly an untried fighter. Vogler was educated in innsbruck and vienna, where he studied. He steps over the dead, and his flying comrades do not like it. The blue max stars george peppard as bruno stachel, an ambitious german infantryman who escapes the trenches to become a fighter pilot. George peppard, karl michael vogler, harry towb, peter woodthorpe, derek.
John guillermin directs this adaptation of the novel by jack d. 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. The blue max 1966, drama adventure released in english language in theatre near you in. George peppard, james mason, ursula andress, jeremy kemp, karl michael vogler. The film was made in deluxe color and filmed in cinemascope.
George peppard, ursual andress, james mason, jeremy kemp, karl michael vogler. Karl michael vogler heidemann anton diffring holbach loni vonfriedl elfi heidemann peter woodthorpe rupp harry towb. The blue max movie poster 27 x 40 inches 69cm x 102cm 1966 george peppard james mason ursula andress jeremy kemp karl michael vogler anton diffring by mg poster. While the bedroom aspects of the blue max are compelling, it is the aerial sequences that dominate the film. Hes ruthless and ambitious, and sets his sight on winning a blue max the medal awarded to a pilot with 20 kills to his credit. Karl michael vogler 19282009 tall, darkhaired german leading actor, the son of a blacksmith. The blue max is an 1966 american film about a german fighter pilot on the western front during world war i. The uncomplicated storyline ignores german against.
A lowborn infantryman becomes a pilot during world war i, almost deliberately stepping on the sensibilities of his aristocratic comrades in the process. The screenplay was written by david pursall, jack seddon and gerald hanley, based on the novel by jack hunter. So in the cast of the blue max you had both former and future rommels. 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. The blue bloods in the german officer corps take a more cavalier approach to the war and to winning. Starring george peppard, james mason, ursula andress, jeremy kemp, karl michael vogler, anton diffring.