The Red Baron - Trailer

Directed by Niki Müllerschön .With Matthias Schweighofer, Lena Headey, Til Schweiger, Joseph Fiennes, Volker Bruch . Plot , The true story of one of World War One's deadliest air aces comes to the screen in this historical drama. Manfred von Richthofen (Matthias Schweighoefer) becomes fascinated with flying when he was a boy, and as a young man he joins the German army and becomes part of their budding air force. Flying in a squadron with his best friend Werner Voss (Til Schweiger), von Richthofen is a pilot with a great talent for aerial battle, but he also has a sense of honor and fair play, and he and his cohorts often pay tribute to fallen opponent by dropping wreaths over the wreckage of their planes. When von Richthofen and Voss discover a Canadian pilot, Capt. Roy Brown (Joseph Fiennes), who has been stranded in German territory, they rescue the flier rather than leave an enemy soldier to die, and while bringing him to safety Manfred meets Kaete Otersdorf (Lena Headey), a military nurse who has devoted her life to helping those wounded by war. Manfred becomes deeply infatuated with Kaete, but while she is also taken with him, she cannot abide his open embrace of the blood sport of war, and even as he becomes one of Germany's most decorated pilots, downing countless enemy planes, he comes to understand the true horror of war and the consequences of his actions. von Richthofen gains an even greater perspective on war when he encounters Capt. Brown one last time. Der Rote Baron (aka The Red Baron) was shot in both German and English language versions, with the same cast appearing in both.

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[TANCARDINAL70]

1:30 i didnt know he was jewish but im ok with it because i am also

[bazooka92pop]

I came across this while searching up Volker Bruch. It looks like it's going to be a great film. I remember learning about the Red Baron in Grade 10 Canadian History, but it would be exciting to know the background. It's good to see historical figures come to life, and von Richthofen seems to be a fascinating man. I can't wait to see this. When does it come out?