Product Description

Europe, 1916. a living legend flies in on painted wings to become famous the world over. For millions of his countrymen, he becomes an idol, a symbol of hope and pride, the provocative red paint adorning his Fokker aircraft earning him the nickname 'The Red Baron'. Baron Manfred von Richthofen (Matthias Schweighofer) is the crack pilot of the German aerial combat forces - a legend in his own time, a hero at home and a man both feared and respected by the enemy, including Allied Forces' Canadian pilot, Captain Roy Brown (Joseph Fiennes). He and his fellow officers, including Lieutenant Voss (Til Schweiger), see their duels in the sky as almost sportsmanlike, clever challenges that, at least at first, obscure the reality of the horrors of the battlefields below. Unwittingly, he allows the German high command to manipulate his chivalrous code of honor and misuse him for propaganda purposes, until the young pilot falls in love with KSte (Lena Headey), a beautiful and resolute nurse who opens his eyes to the tragic fact that there is more to war than dogfights won and adversaries downed. With a torn heart, despite the heavy losses in his squadron, von Richthofen cannot help but take to the sky where each new combat mission could be his last.

Review

The Red Baron is an impressive heroic epic with striking visual effects and spectacular action sequences. --Roland Emmerich, Director 2012 & Independence Day

The Red Baron is a handsome, meticulously detailed epic. --Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times

4 Stars. The Red Baron deserves several standing ovations. Stupendous aerial dogfights are so nail-bitingly tense we believe we are piloting the Fokker D-V11 and DR-1 Triplanes with the Red Baron... this gem of a film. The Red Baron is a must-see for anyone interested in history and the human condition. --Moving Pictures Magazine

• Aspect Ratio ‏ : ‎ 2.35:1
• MPAA rating ‏ : ‎ PG-13 (Parents Strongly Cautioned)
• Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 0.7 x 7.5 x 5.4 inches; 2.4 ounces
• Director ‏ : ‎ Nikolai Muellerschoen
• Media Format ‏ : ‎ Multiple Formats, Dolby, NTSC, Blu-ray, Subtitled
• Run time ‏ : ‎ 1 hour and 46 minutes
• Release date ‏ : ‎ June 1, 2010
• Actors ‏ : ‎ Steffen Schroeder, Matthias Schweigh fer, Matthias Schweighöfer, Axel Prahl, Matthias Schweighoefer
• Subtitles: ‏ : ‎ French, English
• Producers ‏ : ‎ Dan Maag, Nikolai Muellerschoen, Thomas Reisser
• Studio ‏ : ‎ Monterey Video
• Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1