The Blue Max

The Blue Max

There was no quiet on the Western Front!

PG 1966 · 156 min · ★ 6.8 · War, Action, Adventure, Drama

A young pilot in the German air force of 1918, disliked as lower-class and unchivalrous, tries ambitiously to earn the medal offered for 20 kills.

Directed by John Guillermin · Written by David Pursall

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