I saw this movie as a kid when it came out and have since seen it dozens of times. In 2012 I ran into Jeremy Kemp with his wife at an auction preview in Los Angeles. Being that that was my all time favorite movie...I was star struck talking to Mr. Kemp. He could tell and sat down with me for over a half hour discussing the making of that film. One of the best moments of my life...
American Sniper, directed by Clint Eastwood is very good. Accurately depicted the changes of uniforms, vehicles, and equipment. Shows some of the aspects of soldiers redeploying repeatedly over multiple years. I deployed 4 times in 11 years, serving a total of more than 5 years in theater. 13 Hours (in Benghazi) is also quite good. I have gotten to know one of the men who fought there and participated in the fighting. He was an advisor to the movie. The scenes of locals watching TV, ignoring soldiers moving in contact, and the questioning of Who are these Guys? What Side are they on; can we Trust them? Are Extremely Authentic and mirrored some of my experiences! (against trope, it turned out some of the locals Were Trustworthy, if not necessary competent, and fought alongside us! At least on That Day.)
The Lost Battalion is also a remarkably good movie. Very accurate, well told, and compelling. Its largest fault is the odd color of the fake blood. Other than that, it is Very Good.
I love this film. In 1971 we saw it along with Roger Corman's 'Von Richtofen And Brown' at the drive-in. I still watch it regularly. Thanks for posting!
There is friction between Stachel and his officers. Its a class problem. They think he's too hungry for kills. And he is. He even gets to nail Ursela Andress. The one time wife of John Dereck.
Stachel was trying to prove that he was as good as any of them, using their tools. He proved himself correct, and that is what did him in. He may have been as good (or better) a pilot as any of them, but he was not their equal (in their eyes). Had he been aristocracy, Kaeti (Andress) would never have turned him in.
And that 1/2 squadron cost them dearly. Next time they will have only the second half but no replacements while the allies will have replaced their losses and will come back stronger. Simple attrition.
@@rustypatterson1339 midway is good too, although that 1976 movie used a lot of stock footage from other films, WW2 footage but not much original footage for the movie itself, I enjoyed watching it though
Yes, the two Fokker Dreidekkers in the movie had Siemens-Halske Sh 14 radial engines, formerly mounted in Swedish Air Force Focke Wulf Fw 44 Stieglitz trainers. They also had smaller propellers than the original, so they couldn't climb at the same rate.
Man o man do I love German,British,and American World War One era aircraft. Mono-planes, Bi-wings, and Tri-wings. The paint schemes are exquisite. Such beautiful and elegant designs.
And Heidelmann knew far more about the overall war situation than the ex-grunt from the trenches, who just got half the squadron killed for just seven enemy planes.
@@stevekaczynski3793 Whether the scores came out even or not, seven pilots and planes are an expensive price to pay at a time when your air force cannot afford to lose half a squadron here or there. Heidlemann made it clear that air combat was forbidden. Germany was in full retreat mode at that point in the war and attempting to conserve resources as far as possible. Their losses could not be as easily replaced as the Allies could replace theirs, especially where pilots were concerned. They were running out of men.
No, the general sacrificed Stachel to avoid a very public and messy court-martial over his falsely claiming two aircraft he hadn't shot down --- which the general himself had approved and would have created a huge scandal had it come out. The general actually didn't care that Stachel was fucking his trophy wife anymore than his own nephew had been.
This is a good movie, but here comes an airplane nerd criticism. The triplane's cylinders should be rotating, not stationary. The Fokker had a rotary engine.
The original novel was the first of a trilogy following Bruno Stachel through both world wars. The movie, however, is a retelling of the Greek legend of Icarus in a World War I setting.
It makes for a better stand-alone movie. Stachel, like Icarus, flies too close to the sun both literally in the test of the fatally defective monoplane and metaphorically in his attempted social climbing. The twist is that here, Daedelus -- the General -- is forced to sacrifice his high-flying "son" to preserve the reputation of the German Officer Corps.
Yep I noticed it too. The moment Stachel said "why don't you do what your wife wants to do? Get a desk job in Berlin" it was an absolute sign of insubordination.
The Rhinebeck airshow in down state NY had (has) several WW1 replica fighters, and had one or two fromt he movie, still go every summer! Movie however was FAR from the book, He (Staffel) was an alcholic, who survived the test flight (The commander died testing it!!) also in the end he ends up witht he Andress girl, although in love with the nurse, and meets of all people GORING, at the end in a bar!!
MY FAVORITE MOVIE..EXCEPT AT THE END..WHEN STACHEL SAYS..THE BLUE MAX..IS JUST A PIECE OF TIN..ONLY WORTH 5 MARKS..PRUSSIA'S HIGHEST AWARD..NOT IN THE BOOK!!!
They never had any of these film planes. Cole Palen's collection are all his own, and may have been in other productions, but never in any of the films that the Blue Max Collection were in.
Hauptman Heidemann meant just what he said....that Stachel thought it (The Blue Max) made him as good as Willi von Klugermann (who, being aristocracy was of higher status than Stachel, who was as common as dirt in their eyes). And Stachel was right, in his response of, "Not just him!" Stachel got the wrong end of the stick, because he was just a commoner. That is why Kaeti ratted on him.....because he was a commoner. Had he been aristocracy, she would have kept her mouth shut.
Cause that is all medals really are. As Napoleon said, "A soldier will fight long and hard for a bit of colored ribbon." Yes, men on the battle field will risk all for those badges. It's honor and pride.
@@stevekaczynski3793 If I remember it rightly, Stachels ”love interest” in the book was not Mariedal to a general, but to some business Guy. The whole book just aimed to Stachels meeting with Göring at the end.
This is a decent film, but not great. The aerial photography is fantastic and the aircraft, while not perfect, are good enough. There's some great scenes in the air but the rest of it on the ground is just one, big turgid potboiler and a mess. Not even a actor of James Mason's caliber can carry it. The whole "class warfare" of the "lower class" Stachel trying to prove he's as good or better than all the snotty "nobility." It's not inaccurate as far as the class system and the unwritten rules when it came to the lower and the upper classes, but having Peppard carry all that baggage just makes it a joyless exercise interrupted infrequently by magnificent aerial scenes. As a kid I loved this film - but I was watching an edited version for television then, which shortened or cut a lot of the class warfare drama. Peppard gets Stachel right - he is unsympathetic - but excepting the scenes with airplanes in it, it's mostly painful to watch.
I used to be a cyclist myself when younger and when I thought it was a more efficent method of transport that the whole of society will pick up. Well that day is coming again.
This movie is so inaccurate, that air technology did not exist during WWI. To the person who posted this video, nice try in trying to pull the wool over our eyes!
Damn The Truth Hurts, Uh friend, he's merely showing a clip from a film released in 1966. Blame the filmmakers if you're dissatisfied, but the guy posting it isn't pulling anything on anyone.
