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Staring:
John Phillip Law,
Don Stroud,
Barry Primus,
Corin Redgrave,
Karen Ericson
Director:
Roger Corman
Average Customer Rating:  
List Price: $14.98
Our Price: $6.89
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Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Sony
EAN: 0027616073884
Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
Label: MGM (Video & DVD)
Manufacturer: MGM (Video & DVD)
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: MGM (Video & DVD)
Region Code: 1
Release Date: 2007-04-24
Running Time: 97
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD) |
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Product Description
No Description Available.
Genre: Feature Film-Action/Adventure
Rating: PG13
Release Date: 24-APR-2007
Media Type: DVD
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The incredibly prolific exploitation film producer and director, Roger Corman, tries his hand at a war film with Von Richthofen and Brown, about WWI air battles between German icon Baron Manfred Von Richtofen (John Phillip Law), and his alleged captor, Canadian Lt. Roy Brown (Don Stroud). With a slowly unfolding plot that may be tedious to anyone but war buffs trolling for historical accuracy, the film is mostly about its flight sequences, as it should be. Von Richthofen and Brown shows The Red Baron's rise to glory and his noble downfall, while building sympathy for the opposing forces who plan revenge on his unbeatable German team. Interpretive scenes during which he snidely paints his squadron's planes, including his own conspicuous red, and later depicting his controversial death, during which he is shot mid-air but somehow lands his plane, are the most arresting to those not aircraft-obsessed. Tension built between Von Richthofen and Brown is half-baked, making further argument for the film's battle-scene priority. War aficionados will appreciate this film, while Corman fans will yearn for more sex, gore, melodrama, and classic Corman action. --Trinie Dalton
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Good flying - bad history, 2010-01-03
This is a good Sunday afternoon movie. It has some great flying in it though not much in historical accuracy or character development. The movie is suppose to be about the infamous Red Baron who shot down over 80 Allied airmen and Roy Brown who is credited with bringing him down in April of 1918 though most now believe it was the work of machine gunners on the ground.
Had the movie not been about about actual historical characters, it might be a bit more enjoyable for fans of WWI aerial warfare. Instead it's hard to ignore the historical inaccuracies and the little character insight we get into the Red Baron who is portrayed more as wood than man.
If you like WWI aerial warfare than check out this movie but if you are pedantic over historical details and machinery be forewarned before you burst a blood vessel.
Very enjoyable Film, 2010-08-19
Ariel Scenes are great I very much enjoyed this film.
It was entertaining and above all I liked it and that's all
that matters. I am not a film critic nor do I get paid to be one
But Just like everyone else I have my own opinions and likes and dislikes. and I liked it.
Von Richthofen & Brown, 2009-10-19
We watched it and pretty good movie, but not recommended for kids because it was shown some rate R.
Red Barron, 2010-03-04
Movie was better than I expected. Very good production value for a Cormon film.
It's no longer the worst movie on the subject, 2010-07-23
Quite aside from the historical gaffes-- which are many and well documented by others-- it's a really lousy movie because the characters are so clumsy. Everyone is nasty to everyone else. Bad attitudes pass for 'drama.'
I thought it was the worst movie on the subject of all time, but have recently seen the newer "The Red Baron." While that movie has much nicer airplanes, it has its own long list of historical absurdities-- I think it 'wins' the race to fairy tale.
But on top of that, the dialogue is so silly and the editing so chopped up that you can't even follow the storyline.
So "Von Richthofen and Brown" is only the 2nd worst movie on the subject. Still awful.
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