DVD

The Blue Max / 20th Century Fox ; producer, Christian Ferry ; writers, David Pursall, Jack Seddon, Gerald Hanley ; director, John Guillermin.

Ferry, Christian, (producer.). Pursall, David, (screenwriter.). Seddon, Jack, 1924-2001 (screenwriter.). Hanley, Gerald, (actor.). Guillermin, John, 1925-2015 (director.). Peppard, George, (actor.). Mason, James, 1909-1984 (actor.). Andress, Ursula, 1936- (actor.). Kemp, Jeremy, 1934- (actor.). Vogler, Karl Michael, 1928-2009 (actor.). Diffring, Anton, 1918-1989 (actor.). Towb, Harry, 1925-2009 (actor.). Woodthorpe, Peter, (actor.). Newark, Derek, 1933-1998 (actor.). Slocombe, Douglas, 1913-2016 (photographer.). Carter, Fred, Jr., (director.). Benedict, Max, (editor.). Goldsmith, Jerry, (composer.). Furniss, John, (costume designer.). Shingleton, Wilfrid, (designer.). Hunter, Jack D. Blue Max. (Added Author). Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation. (Added Author). Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc. (Added Author). George Peppard, James Mason, Ursula Andress, Jeremy Kemp, Karl Michael Vogler, Anton Diffring, Harry Towb, Peter Woodthorpe, Derek Newark. (Cast).

Summary:

A low-born infantryman becomes a pilot during World War I, almost deliberately stepping on the sensibilities of his aristocratic comrades in the process. A national hero, he wins the Blue Max, the highest award that can be bestowed upon an aviator. His fame is exploited by a general, who tolerates the affair between the pilot and the general's wife. The canny general knows that, eventually, the pilot will become expendable, and a "heroic" death can be arranged.

"James Mason, George Peppard and Ursula Andress highlight this stirring drama set in Germany during the close of World War I. Bruno Stachel (Peppard), a peasant promoted into the elite German air force, finds himself battling both the enemy in the sky and the prejudices of his higher-born fellow flyers. To overcome this stigma, Stachel proves he will go to any length--honorably or dishonorably, to win his country's most coveted air medal, 'Blue Max.' But he soon learns the price he must pay for being proclaimed a hero in this highly acclaimed film with its uncompromising story and spectacular flying sequences."--Container.

Record details

Physical Description: sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. 1 videodisc (approximately 156 min.) :.
Edition: Widescreen.
Publisher: [United States] : 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, [2003]
Copyright: ©1966

Content descriptions

General Note:	Originally released as a motion picture in 1966. Based on the novel by Jack D. Hunter.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Director of photography, Douglas Slocombe ; art director, Fred Carter ; editor, Max Benedict ; original music, Jerry Goldsmith ; costume designer, John Furniss ; production designer, Wilfrid Shingleton.
Participant or Performer Note:	George Peppard, James Mason, Ursula Andress, Jeremy Kemp, Karl Michael Vogler, Anton Diffring, Harry Towb, Peter Woodthorpe, Derek Newark.
Target Audience Note:	MPAA rating: Not rated.
System Details Note:	DVD, Dolby surround (English) mono (Spanish, French), NTSC Region 1 encoding.
Language Note:	Language track in English, Spanish or French ; subtitled in English or Spanish ; closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.
Awards Note:	BAFTA Awards, 1967: BAFTA Film Award - Best British Art Direction (Colour) (Wilfred Shingleton).