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World War I fighter ace the Red Baron (Valkyrie's Matthias Schweighöfer) comes to life in this pretty, if perfunctory docudrama. The opening credits establish Baron Manfred von Richthofen's childhood interest in flight. Flash forward to 1916, and the German lieutenant belongs to a combat squad that includes his friend Voss (Til Schweiger, Inglourious Basterds). After von Richthofen shoots down Canadian pilot Roy Brown (Joseph Fiennes), he meets French field nurse Käte (Lena Headey, The Sarah Connor Chronicles), who helps to save Captain Brown. Between missions, Manfred tries to win Käte over, but she's a tough sell (and the boyish Schweighöfer looks too young for Headey). Believing that it's better to scare the enemy than to sneak up on them, von Richthofen paints his craft crimson, leading to a legendary nickname (and making a significant impression on Peanuts creator Charles Schultz). At this point, the coincidences--and the casualties--start to accumulate. When the Baron runs into Brown the next year, the latter encourages him to pursue Käte. Von Richthofen gets his chance after suffering a head injury (surely other nurses served in northern France), and a love affair ensues as he continues to lose colleagues. Through Käte, the Baron comes to realize that his superiors see him more as a propaganda tool than as a human being, but he's in too deep to turn back. "You," he tells Käte toward the end, "are my greatest victory." Like that line, Nikolai Müllerschön's English-language debut registers more as romantic fantasy than as a believable portrayal of a real person. --Kathleen C. Fennessy
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Europe, 1916. Baron Manfred von Richthofen (MATTHIAS SCHWEIGHÖFER) is, at the age of just 24, the crack pilot of the German aerial combat forces - a legend in his own time, a hero at home and a man both feared and respected by the enemy. Von Richthofen and his fellow officers, see their duels in the sky as tactical, almost sportsmanlike, challenges that, at least at first, obscure their view of the horrors of the battlefields below. The provocative red paint job of his Fokker aircraft earns him the nickname "The Red Baron".
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
Great Movie,
By Janine (Canada) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Red Baron (DVD)
I was surprised to find that I actually enjoyed this movie. I am not a huge fan of war-based movies but I truly enjoyed the storyline of the Red Baron. While it might not be completely historically accurate it's a great story that holds true to the man behind the name of Red Baron. I only ordered it for my fiance, and I ended up loving it! It's not overly gruesome in the action scenes and it's really well written.
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great WW1 period aviation epic,
This review is from: The Red Baron (DVD)
Finally a decent movie about a man who's name is still known all over the world and has never been fully explored in film. Good performances from the actors, creating likeable and believeable characters. Great job on the period setting, capturing the feel of the times, and attention to detail. The dogfight and general aircraft scenes were much more realistic than in Flyboys etc. If you like aircraft, you'll love these ones. Well worth seeing, I only wish I could have seen it on the big screen!
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This review is from: Red Baron [Blu-ray] (Blu-ray)
I know very little about the details of WW1, I didn't really buy the blu ray for its historical accuracy. The aerial scenes are phenomenal, I could have watched a full two hours of those alone LOL, and the whole "gentleman warrior" mystique of the characters made viewing the circumstance more palatable, to me. I thought it was pretty well done, have watched it a couple of times now.
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