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The Red Baron

Play trailer Poster for The Red Baron PG-13 Released Mar 19, 2010 1h 46m Action Adventure History Drama War Play Trailer Watchlist
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Though a national hero to the Germans for his efforts in World War I, Baron Manfred von Richthofen (Matthias Schweighöfer) grappled with his disgust for the war and his responsibility to his men.
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It doesn't lack ambition, and it boasts undeniably thrilling source material, but The Red Baron is brought down by its overly sentimental script and a number of historical inaccuracies.

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Kevin Thomas Los Angeles Times If the film is intelligent and thoughtful, it is unfortunately lacking in energy and passion; it is more a somber, highly familiar reflection on warfare and its toll than an action movie. Rated: 3/5 Mar 18, 2010 Full Review Kirk Honeycutt The Hollywood Reporter Drama about World War I flying aces never gets off the ground. Mar 18, 2010 Full Review Tim Grierson L.A. Weekly Unfortunately Muellerschoen's movie emphasizes empty grandeur over human drama. Mar 18, 2010 Full Review Sara Maria Vizcarrondo Boxoffice Magazine One can see how its overtly soapy, lowest-common-denominator antics would play comfortably in various climes. Rated: 2/5 Mar 24, 2010 Full Review Matt Soergel Florida Times-Union A stodgy but good-looking war film, with many stirring scenes of aerial combat. Rated: 2/4 Mar 22, 2010 Full Review Luke Y. Thompson Geekweek Alas, this BARON is barren, more dead than red. Mar 20, 2010 Full Review Read all reviews

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nick s It was an ambitious movie with a lot of good qualities. But the dialogue, camera angles, pacing... it just didn't seem to gel. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 06/12/25 Full Review james l Couldn't get into it. Switched off after half an hour. I was hoping for an action packed war movie about a WW1 flying ace, not a poorly acted sudsy soap opera. The overly loud score killed the dogfight scenes. Maybe it got better, but I wasn't interested in waiting. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 04/05/25 Full Review Audience Member Compared to the 1971 one, this is worse. You really believe Prussian army allowes clothing personalisation during a war? Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/11/23 Full Review Audience Member I've seen much, much worse. If you like WWI, The Imperial Reich, snazzy German uniforms, vintage airplanes, dogfights, Pour Le Merite, etc., and a dashing aristocratic war hero, it's worth a watch. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/17/23 Full Review Audience Member watching this movie and listening the the SABTON Red Barron song!!! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/05/23 Full Review Audience Member great movie, i liked it a lot. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/04/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Though a national hero to the Germans for his efforts in World War I, Baron Manfred von Richthofen (Matthias Schweighöfer) grappled with his disgust for the war and his responsibility to his men.
Director
Nikolai Müllerschön
Producer
Dan Maag, Nikolai Müllerschön, Roland Pellegrino, Thomas Reisser
Screenwriter
Nikolai Müllerschön
Distributor
Monterey Media
Production Co
Niama Film, Red Baron Productions
Rating
PG-13 (Some Disturbing Images|Brief Suggestive Material|War Violence)
Genre
Action, Adventure, History, Drama, War
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Mar 19, 2010, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Aug 20, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA)
$36.6K
Runtime
1h 46m
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