Review of The Blue Max (1966) by Aimee W — 14 Nov 2008
One of the greatest films about WWI, The Blue Max chronicles the career of fictional German flying ace Bruno Stachel who is so brash, ambitious and arrogant that he spirals up to a brutal end. George Peppard is awesome in his role, in my opinion; he starts out as a patriotic dogooder wannabe hero and transforms the character to a near villianous presence in the film.
Ursula Andress brings icy germanic sexiness as the debutante countess who bounces between pilots and Karl Volger (who played Rommel in Patton) as the war weary squadron commander who's sole ambition to just get home is in constant conflict with Peppard's ruthless quest to win the medal called The Blue Max.
Great old film.
This review of The Blue Max (1966) was written by Aimee W on 14 Nov 2008.
The Blue Max has generally received positive reviews.
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