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The Blue Max [videorecording (DVD)].

Contributor(s): Publisher number: : | 20th Century Fox. Series: Fox war classicsPublication details: Beverly Hills, Calif. : 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, c2003.Edition: Widescreen edDescription: 1 videodisc (ca. 150 min.) : sd., colSubject(s): Genre/Form: Production credits:
  • A UK/USA coproduction ; 20th Century Fox ; producer, Christian Ferry ; adaptation by Ben Barzman and Basilio Franchina ; writers, David Pursall, Jack Seddon, Gerald Hanley ; director, John Guillermin ; original music, Jerry Goldsmith.
Awards:
  • BAFTA Film Award - Best British Art Direction (Colour) (Wilfred Shingleton), 1967.
Starring: George Peppard, James Mason, Ursula Andress with Jeremy Kemp, Karl Michael Vogler, Anton Diffring, Harry Towb, Peter Woodthorpe, Derek Newark.Summary: A low-born infantryman becomes a pilot during World War I, almost deliberately stepping on the sensibilities of his aristocratic comrades in the process. A national hero, he wins the Blue Max, the highest award that can be bestowed upon an aviator. His fame is exploited by a general, who tolerates the affair between the pilot and the general's wife. The canny general knows that, eventually, the pilot will become expendable, and a "heroic" death can be arranged.
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Status Date due Barcode
DVD DVD Hanover Public Library Shelves DVDA BLUE (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 31906000945569

Based on the novel by Jack O. Hunter.

Originally released as a motion picture in 1966.

A UK/USA coproduction ; 20th Century Fox ; producer, Christian Ferry ; adaptation by Ben Barzman and Basilio Franchina ; writers, David Pursall, Jack Seddon, Gerald Hanley ; director, John Guillermin ; original music, Jerry Goldsmith.

Starring: George Peppard, James Mason, Ursula Andress with Jeremy Kemp, Karl Michael Vogler, Anton Diffring, Harry Towb, Peter Woodthorpe, Derek Newark.

A low-born infantryman becomes a pilot during World War I, almost deliberately stepping on the sensibilities of his aristocratic comrades in the process. A national hero, he wins the Blue Max, the highest award that can be bestowed upon an aviator. His fame is exploited by a general, who tolerates the affair between the pilot and the general's wife. The canny general knows that, eventually, the pilot will become expendable, and a "heroic" death can be arranged.

Canadian Home Video rating: PG.

Home use only.

Includes English, French or Spanish ; with optional English or Spanish subtitles.

Closed-captioned.

BAFTA Film Award - Best British Art Direction (Colour) (Wilfred Shingleton), 1967.

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