The Blue Max
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Weston Airport...four-seater low-winged aeroplanes. Several air display s were organised over the years, and Weston was also the base for the air combat film The Blue Max which starred George Peppard in 1966. The aircraft ground scenes were shot at the... In this article: Weston Airport, Auster, De Havilland, The Blue Max, George Peppard, RAF Weston-on-the-green, and Dublin |
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New York Times | April 18, 2009
Jack D. Hunter, Novelist Who Wrote 'The Blue Max,' Dies at 87
...shoot down 20 enemy planes and win an airman's highest honor, nicknamed the Blue Max. The movie starred George Peppard, James Mason and Ursula Andress. Mr. Hunter, who also coached writers at The St. Augustine Record, wrote 16 more novels.
In this article: Jack D. Hunter, World War I, St. Augustine, Cancer, DuPont, Ursula Andress, James Mason, and George Peppard
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IMDb News | April 20, 2009
The Blue Max Writer Hunter Dies
Swiss actress and Bond Girl Ursula Andress and American actor George Peppard starred in the film, based on Hunter's 1964 book about German airman who earns a high military honour called the Blue Max after shooting down enemy planes.
In this article: World War I, Cancer, George Peppard, St. Augustine, Florida, and Florida
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Wikipedia | November 02, 2009
The Blue Max
...in the German Air Service . Joining a squadron in spring 1918, he sets his sights on winning the highest decoration, the Pour le Merite, nicknamed the "Blue Max", for which he must shoot down 20 aircraft. Coming from humble origins,...
In this article: Fokker Dr.I, Berlin, Jerry Goldsmith, and George Peppard
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boston.com - Latest news | April 14, 2009
Jack Hunter, author of 'The Blue Max,' dies at 87
...was about a German infantry corporal who joins that country's air corps. He sets out to shoot down 20 enemy planes and win its highest honor, nicknamed "The Blue Max." The book was made into the 1966 movie that starred George Peppard and...
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Ft. Worth Star-Telegram | April 15, 2009
Author of 'The Blue Max'
...movie starring George Peppard, James Mason and Ursula Andress. The New York Times review of The Blue Max from March 1964 called the work a "briskly interesting first novel." Mr. Hunter wrote 16 more novels and was honored as a "Literary...
In this article: Jack D. Hunter, World War I, Cancer, Ursula Andress, James Mason, George Peppard, and St. Augustine
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The Blue Max is a British film about a German fighter pilot on the Western Front during World War I. It was directed by John Guillermin, stars George Peppard, James Mason and Ursula Andress, and features Karl Michael Vogler and Jeremy Kemp. The screenplay was written by David Pursall, Jack Seddon, and Gerald Hanley, based on the novel of the same name by Jack D. Hunter as adapted by Ben Barzman and Basilio Franchina. ==Plot==
Bruno Stachel (George Peppard) is a corporal in the German infantry who leaves the fighting in the trenches to become a fighter pilot in the German Air Service. Joining a squadron in spring 1918, he sets his sights on winning the highest decoration, the Pour le Mérite, nicknamed the "Blue Max", for which he must shoot down 20 aircraft.
Coming from humble origins, Leutnant Stachel is driven to prove himself better than the aristocratic pilots in his new fighter squadron, especially Willi von Klugermann (Jeremy Kemp). Their commanding officer, Hauptmann Otto Heidemann (Karl Michael Vogler) is an upper-class officer whose notions of chivalry conflict with Stachel's ruthless determination.
On his first mission, Stachel shoots down a British S.E.5, but does not receive credit for his "kill" because there were no witnesses. He searches the French countryside for hours in a pouring rain looking for the wreckage, giving the other pilots the impression that he cares more about scoring kills than about the death of the man he flew with.
With Stachel temporarily grounded owing to a minor injury, General von Klugermann orders him to Berlin to help shore up crumbling public morale. While there, General Count von Klugermann invites Stachel to dinner so that Kaeti can sleep with her latest hero.
- Name:
- The Blue Max
- Release Date:
- January 01, 0021
- Directed By:
- John Guillermin
- Produced by:
- Christian Ferry
- Written By:
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- Ben Barzman
- Gerald Hanley
- Jack D. Hunter
- Basilio Franchina
- Jack Seddon
- Screenplay:
- Novel:
- David Pursall
- Adaptation:
- Editor:
- Max Benedict
- Starring:
- Cinematography:
- Douglas Slocombe
- Music By:
- Jerry Goldsmith
- Distributed By:
- Twentieth Century Fox Film Corp.
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