The Blue Max (1966) |
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| Director(s) | John Guillermin |
| Producer(s) | Christian Ferry, Elmo Williams |
| Top Genres | Action, Adventure, Drama, War |
| Top Topics | Aviation, World War I |
Featured Cast of The Blue Max See More »
George Peppard(as Lt. Bruno Stachel)
The Blue Max
Released
1966
The Blue Max
Released
1966
George Peppard
(as Lt. Bruno Stachel)
James Mason(as General Count von Klugermann)
The Blue Max
Released
1966
The Blue Max
Released
1966
James Mason
(as General Count von Klug...)
Ursula Andress(as Countess Kaeti von Klugermann)
The Blue Max
Released
1966
The Blue Max
Released
1966
Ursula Andress
(as Countess Kaeti von Klu...)
Derren Nesbitt(as Fabian)
The Blue Max
Released
1966
The Blue Max
Released
1966
Derren Nesbitt
(as Fabian)
The Blue Max Overview:
The Blue Max (1966) was a Adventure - Drama Film directed by John Guillermin and produced by Christian Ferry and Elmo Williams.
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World War One 100th Anniversary: THE BLUE MAX
The title of THE BLUE MAX (1966) is actually the nickname for the Pour le Merite, the highest order of merit in the German Empire during the period of World War One. Contrary to popular belief, the award was not just for aviators--Erwin Rommel was awarded one--but it has always been associated with ... Read full article
World War One 100th Anniversary: THE BLUE MAX
The title of THE BLUE MAX (1966) is actually the nickname for the Pour le Merite, the highest order of merit in the German Empire during the period of World War One. Contrary to popular belief, the award was not just for aviators--Erwin Rommel was awarded one--but it has always been associated with ... Read full article
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The Blue Max Quotes:
General Count von Klugermann:
Stachel. I want him brought to Berlin immediately.
Holbach: Yes, Herr General.
General Count von Klugermann: There is some difficulty?
Holbach: Well, I don't know what you have in mind, Herr General, but, uh, with the offensive at its height, well, there'd have to be some legitimate excuse to order him to come.
General Count von Klugermann: He's wounded, isn't he?
Holbach: Yes, Herr General.
General Count von Klugermann: Hmm. A mentionable wound?
Holbach: Uh, in the arm.
General Count von Klugermann: Good. The people like soldiers who were shot in the right places. Order Stachel to Berlin for special hospital treatment. I want you to ensure that all our newspapers give full prominence to this gallant episode - photographs, everything.
Holbach: Yes, Herr General.
General Count von Klugermann: There is some difficulty?
Holbach: Well, I don't know what you have in mind, Herr General, but, uh, with the offensive at its height, well, there'd have to be some legitimate excuse to order him to come.
General Count von Klugermann: He's wounded, isn't he?
Holbach: Yes, Herr General.
General Count von Klugermann: Hmm. A mentionable wound?
Holbach: Uh, in the arm.
General Count von Klugermann: Good. The people like soldiers who were shot in the right places. Order Stachel to Berlin for special hospital treatment. I want you to ensure that all our newspapers give full prominence to this gallant episode - photographs, everything.
General Count von Klugermann:
Take a look outside. See that? Revolution is just beneath the surface! If that happens, everything we stand for will be DESTROYED - unless the German officer corps stands like a rock, intact! And what is more important, untarnished. I made this Stachel into a national hero for good military reasons. If I court-martial him now, it will reflect on the integrity of the whole officer corps.
Otto Heidemann: Herr General, I see now, I have notions of honor which are outdated.
General Count von Klugermann: Ahh, they're not outdated!
[pause]
General Count von Klugermann: Stored. With care, and love, for better times.
Otto Heidemann: Herr General, I see now, I have notions of honor which are outdated.
General Count von Klugermann: Ahh, they're not outdated!
[pause]
General Count von Klugermann: Stored. With care, and love, for better times.
Otto Heidemann:
Yes, I understand - but I don't agree with killing helpless men!
General Count von Klugermann: Otto, this is 1918 - things have changed. Unrestricted submarine warfare, bombing of civilians, poison gas. Ask your wife - she's a nurse. Ask Elfi about the mustard gas casualties.
Otto Heidemann: So you approve of this kind of ruthlessness!
General Count von Klugermann: We fight to win, Otto.
See More Quotes from The Blue MaxGeneral Count von Klugermann: Otto, this is 1918 - things have changed. Unrestricted submarine warfare, bombing of civilians, poison gas. Ask your wife - she's a nurse. Ask Elfi about the mustard gas casualties.
Otto Heidemann: So you approve of this kind of ruthlessness!
General Count von Klugermann: We fight to win, Otto.
The Blue Max Facts
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"Stachel" is the German word for sting.
Karl Michael Vogler -- Hautpmann (Captain) Heidermann -- and James Mason -- General Klugermann -- both played World War II Germany's Field Marshal Erwin Rommel: Vogler in Patton, and Mason in The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel and again in The Desert Rats.
On a blackboard in Kettering's office in the film you can see the squadron's name and number, Jasta 11. This was actually the name and number of Von Richtofen's Circus.
One of the stunt pilots was Joan Hughes MBE who had been Britain's youngest female pilot at age 17. In WW2, she ferried aircraft with the Air Transport Auxiliary and was the first female flying instructor qualified to instruct on all military plane types at the time. She became one of Britian's first female test pilots.
The majority of Stachel's Squadrons aircraft comprises of the "Fokker D.VII", though Stachel himself is first assigned an "out-of-date" Pfalz D.IIIa aircraft and later a Fokker Dr.1 (triplane).