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The Red Baron

2008

Overall rating: 3 out of 5

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German aviation drama telling the story of Baron Manfred von Richthofen (Matthias Schweighofer), the most feared and celebrated pilot of the German air force in the First World War. The young aristocrat's trademark bright red plane and the heroic conquests of his 'Flying Circus' squadron soon make him a national hero in Germany - but, manipulated by the High Command propaganda machine and distracted by his fame, he remains blind to the terrible reality of war. It is only after he is injured and is shown the horrors of a field hospital by German nurse Kate (Lena Headley) that the Baron finally starts to understand there is more to war than the sport of his beloved aerial duels.

The Red Baron details

Formats:	12 DVD, Blu-ray, LOVEFiLM Instant
Starring:	Matthias Schweighöfer, Til Schweiger, Lena Headey, Joseph Fiennes, Volker Bruch
Directors:	Nikolai Müllerschön
Genres:	Action/Adventure - Historical, War, Drama - Historical, War, Romance, World Cinema - Russian
Studio:	SHOWBOX MEDIA GROUP LTD
Original title	Der rote Baron

Title	Runtime	Certificate
The Red Baron	1hr 41 mins	12

LOVEFiLM Instant Information

Run time:	1 hour 41 minutes
Rental release:	To be confirmed

Name	Discs
The Red Baron	12 Feature

DVD Information

Run time:	2 hours
Rental release:	05 Oct 2009
Main languages:	English, German, French

Name	Discs
The Red Baron	12 Feature

Blu-ray Information

Run time:	1 hour 42 minutes
Rental release:	05 Oct 2009
Main languages:	English

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very good film, good history lesson too

By a customer from England , 14 Aug 2009

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really enjoyable film
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eyeing catching

By ultraman (1 review) , 20 May 2013

very good film well worth the watch very upsetting towards end, action is very well done and detail is well thought out, music is very good goes well with film
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Excellent watch.....

By Abr303 (2 reviews) , 07 Apr 2013

Very enjoyable and well put together film indeed which tells the story of Baron Von Richthofen and the German Airforce during WW1. There is plenty of excellent air to air dogfights which were cleverly thought out and executed in this film too. Will certainly be recommending this to family and friends.
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Much better than expected

By a customer , 26 Jan 2013

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Very happily surprised. Great film. The dog fight/air battle sequences were well done and the (almost) love story and camaraderie of the pilots' on all sides was nicely represented. I'm not a big fan of a lot of war movies but I'd watch this again.
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A beautiful and emotional film

By Viveka (57 reviews) , 11 Jan 2013

This film captures the amazing skills and daring of the fighter pilots in WW1. It demonstrates how their view of war, though full of the dangers and reality of the risks, was influenced by the dramatic daring and wild adventure. However, as the war is played out and the casualties and deaths mount up the point of it all is questioned by Von Richthofen and he feels the image of the immortal hero bestowed upon him will only lead others to lose their lives in war they cannot win.
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Just excellent

By Farweasel (26 reviews) from Wilstead , 26 Dec 2012

Best film I've watched in a very long time. Great flying and action sequences without being niaive and 'gung ho'. Hard to pack a really accurate account of the WWI air war into a film format but this is a really credible job. Its also very moving, reflecting the tragedy of it all. Just excellent.
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