Rote Baron, Der (2008)

Director:

Nikolai Müllerschön

Writer (WGA):

Nikolai Müllerschön (written by)

Release Date:

10 April 2008 (Germany)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Biography | Drama | Romance | War

Plot:

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

Plot Keywords:

Nurse | Aerial Combat | Propaganda | Airplane Chase | Love

Cast

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
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
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

Also Known As:

The Red Baron (International: English title)

Runtime:

Germany:120 min (approx.)

Country:

Germany | UK

Language:

English | German | French

Colour:

Colour

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Germany:12

Filming Locations:

Czech Republic

Company:

Niama Film

Trivia:

Val Kilmer was initially considered for the title role.

Boelcke,Goering , Allmenröder ..Where are they?

It's a German version of that dreadful Hollywood flop "Flying Boy". Immediately after you sat down in a theater, you are overwhelmed by the generous usage of CGI , while being flabbergasted by total lack of any tenable plot.Although I don't want to complain about "historical fact", it gets my nerve to watch a young and lanky German actor (whose acting indeed is not bad at all) plays a short and stout Manfred Con Richtofen. On the other hand , tall and aggressive younger brother Rothar was portrayed by an almost effeminate youthful actor.Worse still, Til Schweiger plays Werner Voss who was 5 years younger than the Baron..Herrgott! I don't want to mention about the fact that Boelcke, Goering, and Allmenroder ,whose lives were indispensables to portray the life of the Red Baron, were totally omitted in this movie. What was matter with a person who casted these actors and screenwriter who wrote such a delusional script? There is no single shred of realism and I am afraid of saying that there might have been no exertion to portray real historical people whose lives were certainly much more interesting and dramatic than those depicted in this movie. And ..those pacifist message the Baron constantly delivered!!give me a break!! The Baron was a professional soldier , not war-conscript and he himself said everything else was nonsense other than shooting down an enemy in dogfight..He was certainly not as bloodthirsty and aggressive as Berthold , but certainly not the one depicted in the movie,either. This movie is just a good example of movie made by those who lost their past and live in historical amnesia.real tragedy indeed!