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The Red Baron

The Red Baron

Heroes rise. Empires fall. Legends endure.

20086.61h 46m

Overview

Richthofen goes off to war like thousands of other men. As fighter pilots, they become cult heroes for the soldiers on the battlefields. Marked by sportsmanlike conduct, technical exactitude and knightly propriety, they have their own code of honour. Before long he begins to understand that his hero status is deceptive. His love for Kate, a nurse, opens his eyes to the brutality of war.

Directed by Nikolai Müllerschön
Written by Nikolai Müllerschön
Produced by Nikolai Müllerschön, Dan Maag, Roland Pellegrino
Box OfficeBudget: $18.0MRevenue: $2.8M

Top Cast

Matthias Schweighöfer

Matthias Schweighöfer

Baron Manfred von Richthofen

Til Schweiger

Til Schweiger

Werner Voss

Lena Headey

Lena Headey

Käthe

Joseph Fiennes

Joseph Fiennes

Captain Roy Brown

Volker Bruch

Volker Bruch

Lothar von Richthofen

Julie Engelbrecht

Julie Engelbrecht

Ilse

Maxim Mehmet

Maxim Mehmet

Leutnant Sternberg

Steffen Schroeder

Steffen Schroeder

Leutnant Bodenschatz

Hanno Koffler

Hanno Koffler

Leutnant Lehmann

Tino Mewes

Tino Mewes

Leutnant Wolff

Themes & Keywords

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About The Red Baron

The Red Baron is a action, adventure, drama, history, war film released in 2008 exploring themes of army, airplane, flying, nurse, world war i, pilot. Directed by Nikolai Müllerschön, it stars Matthias Schweighöfer, Til Schweiger, Lena Headey. Richthofen goes off to war like thousands of other men. As fighter pilots, they become cult heroes for the soldiers on the battlefields. Marked by sportsmanlike conduct, technical exactitude and knightly propriety, they have their own code of honour. Before long he begins to understand that his hero status is deceptive. His love for Kate, a nurse, opens his eyes to the brutality of war.

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