The Blue Max
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The Blue Max is a 1966 World War I aviation war film renowned for its spectacular aerial combat sequences and its portrayal of an ambitious German fighter pilot’s ruthless quest for glory.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Blue Max canonical | 5 |
| The Blue Max (1966 film) | 2 |
| The Blue Max (franchise) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: The Blue Max Context triple: [John Guillermin, notableWork, The Blue Max]
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A.
Blue Max
Blue Max is the informal name for the Pour le Mérite, Imperial Germany’s highest military order for bravery during World War I.
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B.
The Command of the Air
The Command of the Air is a foundational 1921 military treatise by Italian general Giulio Douhet that argues air power and strategic bombing would dominate future warfare.
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C.
Kaiserschlacht
Kaiserschlacht was the major German spring offensive on the Western Front in 1918, intended as a decisive blow to end World War I before American forces could fully deploy.
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D.
Twelve O’Clock High
Twelve O’Clock High is a classic 1949 World War II drama film about the psychological strain on U.S. Army Air Force bomber crews, widely regarded as one of Gregory Peck’s most powerful performances.
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E.
The Eagle Has Flown
The Eagle Has Flown is a World War II thriller novel by Jack Higgins that continues the story of German commandos following the events of his bestseller The Eagle Has Landed.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: The Blue Max Target entity description: The Blue Max is a 1966 World War I aviation war film renowned for its spectacular aerial combat sequences and its portrayal of an ambitious German fighter pilot’s ruthless quest for glory.
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A.
Blue Max
Blue Max is the informal name for the Pour le Mérite, Imperial Germany’s highest military order for bravery during World War I.
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B.
The Command of the Air
The Command of the Air is a foundational 1921 military treatise by Italian general Giulio Douhet that argues air power and strategic bombing would dominate future warfare.
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C.
Kaiserschlacht
Kaiserschlacht was the major German spring offensive on the Western Front in 1918, intended as a decisive blow to end World War I before American forces could fully deploy.
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D.
Twelve O’Clock High
Twelve O’Clock High is a classic 1949 World War II drama film about the psychological strain on U.S. Army Air Force bomber crews, widely regarded as one of Gregory Peck’s most powerful performances.
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E.
The Eagle Has Flown
The Eagle Has Flown is a World War II thriller novel by Jack Higgins that continues the story of German commandos following the events of his bestseller The Eagle Has Landed.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War I film
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aviation film ⓘ film ⓘ war film ⓘ |
| basedOn | The Blue Max (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnAuthor | Jack D. Hunter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| castMember |
Anton Diffring
NERFINISHED
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Derren Nesbitt NERFINISHED ⓘ George Peppard NERFINISHED ⓘ Harry Townes NERFINISHED ⓘ James Mason NERFINISHED ⓘ Jeremy Kemp NERFINISHED ⓘ Karl Michael Vogler NERFINISHED ⓘ Karl-Otto Alberty NERFINISHED ⓘ Loni von Friedl NERFINISHED ⓘ Peter Woodthorpe NERFINISHED ⓘ Ursula Andress NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Douglas Slocombe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colorProcess | DeLuxe Color NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United Kingdom
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United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| director | John Guillermin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | 20th Century Fox NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | Max Benedict NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalMilitaryAward | Blue Max (Pour le Mérite) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmFormat | CinemaScope NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
drama film
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war film ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Bruno Stachel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | Jerry Goldsmith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | German fighter pilot ⓘ |
| notableFor | spectacular aerial combat sequences ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| portraysCountryMilitary | German Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
Christian Ferry
NERFINISHED
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Eddie Fadiman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | 20th Century Fox NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protagonistPortrayedBy | George Peppard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1966 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 156 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
David Pursall
NERFINISHED
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Howard Koch NERFINISHED ⓘ Jack Seddon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Western Front NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | World War I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
ambition
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class conflict ⓘ military glory ⓘ |
| title | The Blue Max NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| warDepicted | World War I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Referenced by (8)
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