Tuesday, June 15, 2010

The Red Baron

Release Date: February 19th, 2010
Director: Nikolai Müllerschön
Writer: Nikolai Müllerschön
Starring: Tomás Koutník, Tomás Ibl, Albert Franc, Matthias Schweighöfer, Maxim Mehmet, Hanno Koffler, Til Schweiger, Richard Krajco, Joseph Fiennes
Studio: Niama Film
Genre: Action, Adventure, Biography, Drama, Romance, War
Runtime: 2 hours 09 minutes

A historical film directed by Nikolai Müllerschön is a wonderful chronicle of the events of World War I and its heroes. The film “The Red Baron” describes the life of a young German pilot Baron Manfred von Richthofen (Matthias Schweighöfer). Being only 24 years old, Baron faces real life and is ready to be the hero in the sky and fight to death. But the highest command makes him to perform the function of agitprop.
The film is full of combats, especially of the sky battles with the participation of the main heroes of the film (German Baron Manfred von Richthofen, Richthofen’s brother Lothar, Canadian Captain Roy Brown, Lieutenants Voss, Sternberg and others). The picture of terrible war facts is shown in the film, including its horrors and cruelty.
In the course of the war, von Richthofen got acquainted with the young nurse Käte, who changed the points of view of the pilot. Having perceived the fact that all the actions connected with agitation job was not the thing he should do, the pilot tries to change the situation. Named by people "The Red Baron" Baron Manfred realizes the uselessness and cruelty of the war and tries to fight. But most often he fights with himself – talented pilot, warrior and a simple sensual man.


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