THE BLUE MAX (1966) (BLU-RAY)
Starring: James Mason, George Peppard, Ursula Andress, Karl-Michael Vogler, Carl Schell, Anton Diffring
Directed By: John Guillermin
Composed By: Jerry Goldsmith
LANGUAGE: English
VIDEO: 1080p High Definition / 2.35:1
AUDIO: English 5.1 DTS-HD MA
SUBTITLES: English SDH
1966 / Color
156 MINUTES
NOT RATED
REGION FREE
Special Features: Isolated Score Track #1 (The Complete Score) / Isolated Score Track #2 (Alternate Music) with an Audio Commentary by Film Historians Jon Burlingame, Julie Kirgo, and Nick Redman / Original Theatrical Trailer
Limited Edition of 3,000 Units
“An entertaining WWI flying saga…beautifully mounted…it features stunning aerial scenes and sumptuous cinematography.” —Glenn Erickson, DVD Talk
“The little things that bring a motion picture to life…are caught brilliantly by the director, John Guillermin. They blend to make…this film remindful of the past glories of the screen and memorable in their own right.” —The New York Times
“Uniformly fine performances…an exciting visual sense.” —Variety
Directed by John Guillermin and starring George Peppard, James Mason, and Ursula Andress, The Blue Max (1966) is based on Jack D. Hunter’s perennial best-seller about an ambitious young German soldier (Peppard) who, from the muck of the World War I trenches, becomes determined to join the aristocratic ranks of his country’s heroic fliers. The film details his journey as he moves up the ladder and into the skies, providing along the way some of the most thrilling sequences of aerial combat ever committed to the screen. Featuring music by Jerry Goldsmith (available on this Twilight Time release as an isolated track) that has taken its place as one of the greatest film scores of all time.
