The Red Baron

2008

PG-13

1h 46m

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6.6/10

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Richthofen goes off to war like thousands of other men. As fighter pilots, they become cult heroes for the soldiers on the battlefields. Marked by sportsmanlike conduct, technical exactitude and knightly propriety, they have their own code of honour. Before long he begins to understand that his hero status is deceptive. His love for Kate, a nurse, opens his eyes to the brutality of war.

Directors

Nikolai Müllerschön

Writers

Nikolai Müllerschön(screenplay by)

Stars

Matthias Schweighöfer

Til Schweiger

Lena Headey

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Matthias Schweighöfer

Baron Manfred von Richthofen

Werner Voss

Käthe

Captain Roy Brown

Lothar von Richthofen

Ilse

Leutnant Sternberg

Leutnant Bodenschatz

Leutnant Lehmann

Leutnant Wolff

Menzke

General von Hoeppner

Kunigunde von Richthofen

Jan Vlasák

Major von Richthofen

Jiří Laštovka

Udel

Tomás Koutník

Young Manfred von Richthofen

Tomás Ibl

Young Lothar von Richthofen

Albert Franc

Young Wolfram von Richthofen

Directors

Nikolai Müllerschön

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Nikolai Müllerschön(screenplay by)

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***Curiously unabsorbing account of the Red Baron*** The exceptional career of the ace-of-aces, Manfred Von Richthofen, is chronicled up to his death at 25 years-of-age on April 21, 1918. “The Red Baron" (2008) comes in the tradition of similar WW1 fighter pilot flicks “The Blue Max” (1966), “Aces High" (1976) and “Flyboys” (2006). “The Blue Max” is an extraordinary melancholic epic while the realistic “Aces High” is good, but one-dimensionally mundane. The blockbuster-ish “Flyboys” is entertaining, but marred by comic book storytelling (think “Legends of the Fall”). Does “The Red Baron” match or surpass any of these movies? Unfortunately, no. Everything is here for a quality film of this sort, but something about the storytelling makes for a curiously unabsorbing viewing experience, whether the fault is the script, the directing or something else (no doubt a combination). The first act lacks dramatic hooks and the necessary exposition to grab the viewer; and the movie never recovers. This is augmented by the typical non-historical additions, like the nonsense of Von Richthofen (Matthias Schweighöfer) and Capt. Roy Brown (Joseph Fiennes) having cozy little chats throughout the course of the war. A lesser criticism is that a few of the cast members are noticeably too old for the parts. For instance, Lt. Werner Voss was only 20 when he was shot down while actor Til Schweiger was in his mid-40s during shooting. Lena Headey is a milder example. The score is good, but conspicuously rips-off the superior “The Last of the Mohicans” in two parts. It’s not all bad. Schweighöfer, for instance, is fine for the titular role and carries the picture, which admittedly LOOKS good. I’ve seen the flick three times over the years and there’s enough good here to make it worth watching for people interested in Von Richthofen and what it was like during WW1. The story’s just not captivating. The film runs 1 hour, 46 minutes, and was shot in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, with studio stuff done in Prague. GRADE: C+

Wuchak29 Nov, 2019