The Red Baron
2008 · Movie · PG-13 · 106 min · ★ 6.6 · 22% critics
A young fighter pilot heads to the front and quickly becomes a celebrated hero among soldiers, defined by a code of honor and disciplined action in the skies. But his growing disillusionment clashes with the brutal reality of war, and a relationship with a nurse helps him see what the hero image hides.
Also known as Le Baron Rouge
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Details
- Original title
- Der rote Baron
- Years
- 2008
- Release date
- 2008-03-29
- Language
- German
- Rated
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 106 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 22/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.6/10 (278 votes)
- Budget
- $27,000,000
About
You’ll like this if you enjoy WWI fighter-pilot stories with a focus on honor and the harsh shift from heroism to war’s brutality; Not for you if you want strict history or nonstop engagement, like Flyboys or Rommel.
Pros: compelling air battles; honorable-war tone; strong cast performances | Cons: uneven storytelling; questionable historical accuracy; some dull stretches
Themes
- army
- airplane
- flying
- nurse
- world war i
- pilot
- based on true story
- flight
- aviation
- 1910s
- 1900s
Cast & crew
Matthias Schweighöfer
as Baron Manfred von Richthofen
Til Schweiger
as Werner Voss
Lena Headey
as Käthe
Joseph Fiennes
as Captain Roy Brown
Volker Bruch
as Lothar von Richthofen
Julie Engelbrecht
as Ilse
Maxim Mehmet
as Leutnant Sternberg
Steffen Schroeder
as Leutnant Bodenschatz
Hanno Koffler
as Leutnant Lehmann
Tino Mewes
as Leutnant Wolff
Directed by Nikolai Müllerschön