Von Richthofen and Brown
On April 21, 1918, the Red Baron of Germany and the Black Sheep of the R.A.F. met in the skies of France for the last time!
1971 · 1h 37m · PG-13
Action, Drama, War
Directed by
Roger Corman
Overview
Spend time on both sides of World War I, partly with German flying ace Baron Manfred Von Richthofen (John Phillip Law), aka "The Red Baron," and his colorful "flying circus" of Fokker fighter planes, during the time from his arrival at the war front to his death in combat. On the other side is Roy Brown of the Royal Air Force, sometimes credited with shooting Richthofen down.
Director and cast
- Roger Corman Director
- John Phillip Law as Baron Manfred von Richthofen
- Don Stroud as Roy Brown
- Barry Primus as Hermann Goering
- Corin Redgrave as Major Lanoe Hawker VC
- Karen Ericson as Ilse
- Hurd Hatfield as Anthony Fokker
- Stephen McHattie as Werner Voss
- Brian Foley as Lothar von Richthofen
- Robert La Tourneaux as Ernest Udet
- Peter Masterson as Major Oswald Boelke
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