Von Richthofen and Brown ( Von Richthofen & Brown )

Von Richthofen and Brown (Blu-Ray) (*)

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Alternate Title: Von Richthofen & Brown
Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
English ( Dolby DTS-HD Master Audio )
Portuguese ( Subtitles )
Spanish ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
Spanish ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Spain ( Blu-Ray/Region A/B/C )

Running Time:
82 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.85:1)

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 1971 and produced in:
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
Roger Corman

Written By:
John William Corrington
Joyce Hooper Corrington

Actors:
John Phillip Law ..... Baron Manfred von Richthofen
Don Stroud ..... Roy Brown
Barry Primus ..... Hermann Goering
Corin Redgrave ..... Major Lanoe Hawker VC
Karen Ericson ..... Ilse
Hurd Hatfield ..... Anthony Fokker
Stephen McHattie ..... Werner Voss
Brian Foley ..... Lothar von Richthofen
Robert La Tourneaux ..... Ernest Udet
Peter Masterson ..... Major Oswald Boelke
Clint Kimbrough ..... Major von Höppner
Tom Adams ..... Owen
Ferdy Mayne ..... Richthofen's father
David Weston ..... Murphy
John Flanagan ..... Thompson

Synopsis:

World War I: an allied squadron and a German squadron face off daily in the skies. Manfred von Richtofen, the Red Baron, leads one, and, although one of his decisions cost the life of his predecessor, he expects his men to honor codes of conduct. The allied squad has similar class divisions: its colonel, an aristocrat, laments that men he considers peasants are now fliers, including a cynical and ruthless Canadian, Roy Brown, the squad's ace. As the tactics of both sides break more rules and become more destructive, the Baron must decide if he is a soldier first or part of the ruling class. He and Brown have two aerial battles, trivial in the larger scheme yet tragic.

The story of Manfred von Richtofen, the german air ace during the World War I and his truggle with the enemy aces and some jealous german officers.

Manfred von Richthofen (John Phillip Law) arrives from the Cavalry, at a squadron in the German airforce under the command of Oswald Boelcke. He quickly becomes an ace. Meanwhile, a Canadian pilot named Roy Brown arrives at a British squadron, where the top scoring pilot is Victoria Cross winner, Major Lanoe Hawker. Brown ruffles the feathers of his squadron mates by refusing to drink a toast to von Richthofen. Von Richthofen and fellow squadron pilot, Hermann Goering clash when squadron commander Boelcke is killed after a mid air collision. von Richthofen is given command of the squadron. Outraged when he is ordered to have his aircraft camouflaged, von Richthofen has the squadron's aircraft painted in bright conspicuous colours, claiming that gentlemen should not hide from their enemies. Later, von Richthofen is wounded during an aerial battle; meanwhile Lanoe Hawker is killed. Brown and his squadron decide to attack von Richthofen's airfield, destroying their aircraft on the ground. However, von Richthofen, with the help of a batch of new fighters from Anthony Fokker, the 'Richthofen Flying Circus' launches a counter attack on the British airfield. Brown later kills von Richthofen during an aerial combat, and Hermann Goering takes over command of the 'Flying Circus'.

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