Richthofen (1927)

Directed by

Dezső Kertész

Genre

silent film

Country

Germany

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This silent war film follows the life of Manfred von Richthofen, a famous German fighter pilot from World War I. It shows his aerial battles and his reputation as a skilled aviator.

historicaldramaticpatrioticslow-pacednostalgicmelancholicstylizedsilent-era

What happens

Richthofen (aka Richthofen, The Red Knight of the Air and Richthofen, The Red Ace of Germany) is a 1927 German silent war film directed by Desider Kertesz and Peter Joseph. The film was subsequently re-mastered with sound and music effects and re-released in the United States in 1929. The film stars Georg Burghardt, Sybil Moore and Arne Molander. Richthofen was the first film to portray the life of the First World War fighter pilot Manfred von Richthofen. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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