Von Richthofen & Brown
by Roger Corman
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Actor: Barry Primus, Corin Redgrave, Don Stroud, John Phillip Law, Karen EricsonDirector: Roger Corman
Brand: Sony
Cinematographer: Michael Reed
Editor: Alan Collins
Producer: Gene Corman
Producer: Jimmy T. Murakami
Writer: John William Corrington
Writer: Joyce Hooper Corrington
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language)
Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.85:1
Running Time: 97 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2007-04-24
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
DVD Reviews of Von Richthofen & Brown
DVD Review: Umm...yeah...
Summary: 2 Stars
Well, the French countryside they fly over is quite beautiful. That said, there are many annoying aspects to this film. It really comes off as a spaghetti Western, with the odd, foreign look of the cast (I would have thought this was filmed in Hungary or Romania, quite frankly), lips that don't always match the words, and props that just don't quite cut it ("flashlight" and "cigarette lighter" machine guns, ultra-red fake blood, etc). Most annoying of all (for me, anyway) is that the airplanes themselves are devoid of ANY wear, splattered oil, patch repairs, etc, and the propellers are painted the same color as the planes... you'd swear they're plastic models done by some beginning modeller! The casting could have been better, also: von Richthofen, modestly athletic and of medium height, is portrayed by the tallest, lankiest actor on the film, while Goering, well-known for his large size (even in WWI, though he wasn't fat then), is played by the shortest guy in the cast. Historically, the film is so-so: as a former cavalry officer (uhlan), would Richthofen REALLY have used his plane to run down and terrify a poor horse for no reason? The love between ANY cavalrymen and their horses is world famous, so I was rather P.O.d by this bit of fiction. Also, I don't believe it was a collision with Richthofen that caused the death of his instructor, Boelcke, but rather with another pilot of the same squadron. And of course, Brown simply did not shoot down Richthofen... that dubious honor goes, most likely, to an Australian MG crew as the Baron banked his plane too low to the ground (the bullet entered the top of his skull, not the back). The best props were the motor vehicles, especially the staff car with the Imperial German eagle painted on the door: nice job by the research folks on that one! Overall, great color quality. Fairly boring, however... IMHO, the Blue Max is a far better movie in every regard (historical feel, uniforms, romance, combat action, and storyline). The box art is spectacular, but should almost be considered false advertising, since the scene depicted never occurs in the film.
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