Starring george peppard, james mason, ursula andress, jeremy kemp, karl michael vogler, anton diffring. Peter hunt death hunt directed this fastpaced action film, based on the bestselling novel by wilbur smith. The story focuses on a lowerclass officer, bruno stachel george peppard, and his obsessive quest to win a blue max, a. George peppard, james mason, ursula andress, jeremy kemp, karl michael vogler, anton diffring, harry towb, peter woodthorpe. Hauptmann otto heidermann karl michael vogler and the resident ace. George peppard, james mason, ursula andress, jeremy kemp, karl michael vogler, anton diffring, harry towb, peter.
The paper size is approximately 14 x 36 inches 36cm x 92cm. Find karl michael vogler movies, filmography, bio, co stars, photos, news and tweets. The only problem is that his fellow pilots are all aristocratic blue bloods and stachel comes from a humble peasant background. The blue max is a 1966 british film about a german fighter pilot on the western front during world war i. He is met with prejudice by the other contestants, wealthy snobs who look down on his low economics tauter. The screenplay was written by david pursall, jack seddon, and gerald hanley, based on the novel of. Three years after this film was released, karl michael vogler and harry towb appeared together again in the movie patton.
Tall, darkhaired german leading actor, the son of a blacksmith. This section contains mature content and you need to be at least 17 years old. The blue max 1966 karl michael vogler as heidemann imdb. Lowborn infantryman george peppard becomes a pilot, almost deliberately stepping on the sensibilities of his aristocratic comrades in the process.
The blue max by george peppard, james mason, ursula andress, jeremy kemp, karl michael vogler, christian ferry, elmo williams, jack hunter, ben barzman, basilio franchina, david pursall, jack seddon, gerald hanley, directed by john guillermin amazon video, published 2009 by 20th century fox. Recommended for aviation buffs and those who like war stories. 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. It is the story of bruno stachel, a cold, ambitious german combat pilot in world war 1. Those magnificent men in their flying machines or how i flew from london to paris in 25 hours 11 minutes. His fame is exploited by a general, who tolerates the affair between the pilot and the generals wife. Their commanding officer, hauptmann otto heidemann karl michael vogler is an upperclass officer whose notions. Cast george peppard, james mason, ursula andress, jeremy kemp, karl michael vogler, anton diffring, carl schell. The blue max is a rousing ww1 aviation epic filmed on a lavish scale in ireland with an english and american crew. The blue maxtwilight time bluray director john guillermin. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
It was directed by john guillermin and starred george peppard, james mason, ursula andress, karl michael vogler and jeremy kemp. Blue max dvd george peppard, ursula andress, plane war. Starring george peppard, james mason, ursula andress, jeremy kemp, karl michael vogler, anton diffring, harry towb, peter woodthorpe. The plot is about a german fighter pilot on the western front during world war i. The blue max stars george peppard as bruno stachel, an ambitious german. Hunter, author of the wwi aviation novel the blue max made into a 20th centuryfox feature film in 1966 starring george peppard, james mason, ursula andress, jeremy kemp, and karl michael vogler. The blue max stars george peppard as bruno stachel, an ambitious german infantryman who escapes the trenches to become a fighter pilot. As one of the premier rare book sites on the internet, alibris has thousands of rare books, first editions, and signed books available. George peppard, ursula andress, james mason, karl vogler and jeremy kemp. 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 insert style a 1966 single sided, decorative wall poster print. It was directed by john guillermin, stars george peppard, james mason and ursula andress, and features karl michael vogler and jeremy kemp. Lee marvin the dirty dozen stars as a gruff, opportunist colonel flynn o flynn who enlists the help of an upperclass englishman sebastian oldsmith roger moore to carry out his ivory smuggling operations in east africa during world war i.
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. Patton is a threedimensional bronze bust of world war ii field general george s. How many of these titles with karl michael vogler have you seen. The blue max is probably my favorite world war 1 film, hands down. The blue bloods in the german officer corps take a more cavalier approach to the war and to winning.
His real battle is to win acceptance by the aristocracy and he sees the blue max as the way to win this acceptance. In between, he was in robert redfords downhill racer 1969 as a ski company. He was raised in bregenz, austria as the son of a blacksmith. Buy patton dvd special edition, sensormatic at deepdiscount. If that happens, everything we stand for will be destroyed unless the german officer corps stands like a rock, intact. 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. Scott who wrote poetry, fired pistols at strafing fighter planes, and loved america with a lofty and historical zeal.
The hendersonville film society will show the blue max sunday, oct. Great aviation imagery, as well as nice shots of peppard and andress. The blue max 1966 directed by john guillermin featuring george peppard, james mason, ursula andress, jeremy kemp, karl michael vogler. 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. 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. Their commanding officer, hauptmann otto heidemann karl michael vogler is an upperclass officer whose notions of chivalry conflict with stachels ruthless. Their commanding officer, hauptmann otto heidemann karl michael vogler is an upperclass officer whose notions of.
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. Ww1 germany the blue max grouping 14pc jan 18, 2020 j. The blue max directed by john guillermin available on. 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 pilot. This is an exrental and has stickers on front cover and on the dvd disc. The condition of this item is brand new mint condition. George peppard, james mason, ursula andress, jeremy kemp, karl michael. The screenplay was written by david pursall, jack seddon and gerald hanley, based on the novel by jack hunter. Karl malden michael bates edward binns karl michael vogler edmund h. German corporal bruno stachel george peppard leaves the fighting in the trenches to become an officer and fighter pilot in the german army air service. Karl michael vogler 28 august 9 june was a german actor, probably best known for his appearances eine fur 4 several mission to mars stream english language films.
Hunter, author of the wwi aviation novel the blue maxmade into a 20th centuryfox feature film in 1966 starring george peppard, james mason, ursula andress, jeremy kemp, and karl michael vogler. I first remember seeing jean gabin from a movie late in his career. The menu is in english and the default audio is english dts 3. Cast and crew credits for the blue max, 1966, directed by john guillermin, with george peppard, james mason, ursula andress, at turner classic movies. No pinholes or tape and has never been hung or displayed. Karl michael vogler steadily grows even as stachel proves himself more and more to be a a very successful fighter pilot. It was written in 1964 and for all you trivia buffs there is actually two other books staring the character of bruno. The blue max is a raging war time thriller featuring spectacular aerial combat sequences. George peppard, james mason, ursula andress, jeremy kemp, karl michael vogler, john guillermin, george peppard, james mason.
Twelve oclock highthe blue max available in dvd 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. He is best remembered as the titular hero of kara ben nemsi effendi 1973, based on the adventure stories of karl may, set in the 19th century ottoman empire. As brave as he is ruthless, he excels in combat, wins the highest medal, the blue max, and becomes a national hero. Ww1 germany the blue max grouping 14pc jan 18, 2020. The cast of the 1966 movie the blue max where are they now. This movie has great performances by james mason, jeremy kemp and karl michael vogler, along with a cool early jerry goldsmith soundtrack. Peppard, ursula andress, james mason, karl vogler and jeremy kemp. The conflict between different classes in the german officer corps is also nicely explored in one of my favorite air war movies, the blue max. A national hero, peppard wins the blue max, the highest award that can be bestowed.
The blue max dvd george peppard james mason ursula andress. We get battle action, drama, politics, blackmail, humor and more all wrapped in a nice character focused story. A man seconded the german flying corps, achieves his coveted aim of winning the blue max, the premier award to airmen, but his enemies send him to his death in a faulty plane. A likeable and reassuring screen presence and possessed of a wellintoned, resonant speaking voice, vogler became immensely popular on german television from the mid1970s.
It is stuck in my memory that i saw the blue max 1966 at the. Frank the movie watcher, book lover, pop culture fan. The blue max is a 1966 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 tells the story of a german pilot in ww1, and his quest for glory. Hunter, author of the wwi aviation novel the blue maxmade into a 20th centuryfox feature film in 1966 starring george peppard, james mason, ursula andress, jeremy kemp, and.
These color stills have pinholes, wrinkling and light creases. Hunter, the blue max is a world war i aviation drama, told from the german point of view. The blue max directed by john guillermin available on blu. The film was made in deluxe color and filmed in cinemascope. The blue max is written and based on the book by the wonderful american author and artist jack d. The screenplay was written by david pursall, jack seddon, and gerald hanley, based on the novel of the same name.
Oct 08, 20 the hendersonville film society will show the blue max sunday, oct. The blue max is highly unusual among hollywood films, not just for being a largescale drama set during the generally overlooked world war i, but in concentrating on air combat as seen entirely from the german point of view. I originally posted this in the books section in the thread devoted to the recent sad passing of blue max author jack d hunter. A young pilot in the german air force of 1918, disliked as lowerclass and unchivalrous, tries ambitiously to earn the medal offered for. Dvd has been professionally polished and playback is perfect. Vogler was educated in innsbruck and vienna, where he studied. Most widely held works about karl michael vogler the blue max.
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