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Synopsis
Europe in 1916. Thirsting for adventure and carried away by the euphoria of the moment,
24-year-old Manfred von Richthofen (Matthias Schweighöfer) goes off to war like
thousands of other young men. As celebrated fighter pilots, he and his comrades soon
become cult figures for the soldiers on the battlefields, admired by friends and foes alike.
Marked by sportsmanlike conduct and ambition, technical exactitude and knightly
propriety, they have their own code of honor. They decorate their aircrafts in a whole
range of motifs. Manfred von Richthofen’s red Fokker DR I becomes a symbol of the
feared but revered flying squadrons of the First World War.
Though it is not long before von Richthofen begins to understand that his hero status is
deceptive. His love for Käte (Lena Headey), a nurse, opens his eyes to the brutality and
viciousness of war. A war which leaves no room for valiant deeds and, even worse,
eliminates many of his friends, who lose their lives in reckless aerial combat.
When Manfred from Richthofen comes to realize that he is being misused by the military
regime for propaganda purposes and so actually contributing to encouraging thousands of
soldiers – who worship him blindly – to rush headlong to their destruction, he decides to
escape his fame. A decision that makes him legendary... but with tragic consequences.
Pictures from the movie
---{ Til Schweiger in plane }---
---{ Joseph Fiennes in front of his plane }---
---{ Joseph Fiennes, Lena Headey and Niki Müllerschön }---
---{ Lena Headey in plane }---
---{ Matthias Schweighöfer and Joseph Fiennes }---
---{ Joseph Fiennes and Niki Müllerschön at work }---
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