Rote Baron, Der (2008)

Regisseur:

Nikolai Müllerschön

Drehbuchautor (WGA):

Nikolai Müllerschön (written by)

Premierendatum:

10. April 2008 (Deutschland)

Genre:

Action | Abenteuer | Biographie | Drama | Romanze | Kriegsfilm

Plot:

Baron Manfred von Richthofen (Schweighöfer) is the most feared and celebrated pilot of the German air force in World War I...

Plot Keywords:

German History | Smoke | Airplane Chase | Airplane Shot Down | Embroidery

Nutzerkommentare:

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Besetzung

Matthias Schweighöfer	...	Baron Manfred von Richthofen
Til Schweiger	...	Werner Voss
Lena Headey	...	Käte
Joseph Fiennes	...	Captain Roy Brown
Volker Bruch	...	Lothar von Richthofen
Maxim Mehmet	...	Leutnant Sternberg
Steffen Schroeder	...	Leutnant Bodenschatz
Hanno Koffler	...	Leutnant Lehmann
Tino Mewes	...	Leutnant Wolff
Ralph Misske	...	Menzke
Axel Prahl	...	General von Hoeppner
Gitta Schweighöfer	...	Kunigunde von Richthofen
Jan Vlasák	...	Major von Richthofen
übrige Besetzung in alphabetischer Reihenfolge:
Luise Bähr
Brian Caspe	...	Officer
Karsten Kaie	...	Fokker
Filip Moravec	...	French soldier
Anastasia Schifler	...	Nurse
Vlasta Svátková	...	Girl in the disorderly house
Jan Unger	...	Surgeon
Eddie Wren	...	Mechanic

Alternativ:

The Red Baron (International: English title)

Länge:

Germany:120 Min (approx.)

Produktionsland:

Deutschland | UK

Sprache:

Englisch | Deutsch | Französisch

Farbe:

Farbe

Seitenverhältnis:

2.35 : 1

Tonverfahren:

Dolby Digital

Altersfreigabe:

Germany:12

Drehorte:

Czech Republic

Firma:

Niama Film

Dies und das:

Val Kilmer was initially considered for the title role.

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Few days ago I read an interview with Schweighöfer in which he's wondering why "The Red Baron" didn't get any subsidies. "Maybe they didn't like the script". They were right! And I don't think, the script was too controversial... I wish, it'd be. It's a pity that private financed productions like "As far as my feet will carry me" or even Vilsmaier's "Marlene" and now "The Red Baron" have producer's that are obviously willing to make the best movies they can, even without public money. they spent their budget on the cast, effects, good looks but they don't have a clue what to do with their values. They hire authors and directors who turn out to be just unable to cope with their projects. And most of the critics just complain about historical facts... I don't get it. It's a movie! But a badly told one. If you want to make a movie about a world war pilot who tries to be the best, then tell us, how he does it. And not in the main case, how he tries to win a nurse's heart! There are a lot of good love stories around, but THIS is the story of guy who liked to fly and shoot down enemies. If you pick it, stick to it. Don't be ashamed of your choice. It's quite funny to see a few quite impressing battle scenes, but the battles that mattered for the story are simply ignored. They get on the plane. Cut. Hospital. Everything that matters in the story is in the dialogs, not in actions. And even the important dialogs are filmed in cowardly undramatic distant shots... A waste of talent, chances and money.