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{{Infobox Movie | {{Infobox Movie | ||
|name = The Red Baron | |name = ''The Red Baron'' | ||
|picture = redbaron.jpg | |picture = redbaron.jpg | ||
|caption = ''Movie Poster'' | |caption = ''Movie Poster'' | ||
|country = | |country = [[Image:CZE.jpg|25px]] Czech Republic<br />[[Image:FRA.jpg|25px]] France<br />[[Image:GER.jpg|25px]] Germany<br />[[Image:UKD.jpg|25px]] United Kingdom<br />[[Image:USA.jpg|25px]] United States<br /> | ||
[[Image:CZE.jpg|25px]] Czech Republic<br /> | |||
[[Image:FRA.jpg|25px]] France<br /> | |||
[[Image:GER.jpg|25px]] Germany<br /> | |||
[[Image:UKD.jpg|25px]] United Kingdom<br /> | |||
[[Image:USA.jpg|25px]] United States<br /> | |||
|director = Nikolai Müllerschön | |director = Nikolai Müllerschön | ||
|date= April 10, 2008 | |date= April 10, 2008 | ||
|language = English<br /> French<br /> | |language = English<br />French<br />German | ||
|studio=Niama Film | |||
|distributor=Warner Bros. | |||
|character1=Manfred von Richthofen | |character1=Manfred von Richthofen | ||
|actor1=[[Matthias Schweighöfer]] | |||
|character2=Käte | |character2=Käte | ||
|actor2=[[Lena Headey]] | |||
|character3=Werner Voß | |character3=Werner Voß | ||
|actor3=[[Til Schweiger]] | |||
|character4=Captain Roy Brown | |character4=Captain Roy Brown | ||
|actor4=[[Joseph Fiennes]] | |||
|character5=Lothar von Richthofen | |character5=Lothar von Richthofen | ||
|actor5=[[Volker Bruch]] | |||
|character6=Lieutenant Sternberg | |character6=Lieutenant Sternberg | ||
|actor6=[[Maxim Mehmet]] | |actor6=[[Maxim Mehmet]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''''The Red Baron''''' is a 2008 German film production by director Nikolai Müllerschön and is loosely based on the last Life Years of Manfred von Richthofen. The 24-year-old Baron Manfred von Richthofen ([[Matthias Schweighöfer]]) is a gifted fighter pilot in World War. All Europe fears his red-painted Fokker. He and his comrades Voss ([[Til Schweiger]]), Sternberg ([[Maxim Mehmet]]), and Lehmann ([[Hanno Koffler]]) see air duels as bold sports. Only when Richthofen falls in love with the nurse Käte ([[Lena Headey]]), he discovered the horrors of war. | |||
'''''The Red Baron''''' is a 2008 German film production by director Nikolai Müllerschön and is loosely based on the last Life Years of Manfred von Richthofen. The 24-year-old Baron Manfred von Richthofen ([[Matthias Schweighöfer]]) is a gifted fighter pilot in World War. All Europe fears his red-painted Fokker. He and his comrades Voss ([[Til Schweiger]]), Sternberg ([[Maxim Mehmet]]) and Lehmann ([[Hanno Koffler]]) see air duels as bold sports. Only when Richthofen falls in love with the nurse Käte ([[Lena Headey]]), he discovered the horrors of war. | |||
{{Film Title|The Red Baron}} | {{Film Title|The Red Baron}} | ||
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=Handguns= | =Handguns= | ||
==1914 | ==Mauser Model 1914== | ||
The personal sidearm of Lothar ([[Volker Bruch]]) and Manfred von Richthofen ([[Matthias Schweighöfer]]) is a [[1914 Mauser Pocket Pistol]]. In reality, he carried a [[Luger P08]]. | The personal sidearm of Lothar ([[Volker Bruch]]) and Manfred von Richthofen ([[Matthias Schweighöfer]]) is a [[1914 Mauser Pocket Pistol]]. In reality, he carried a [[Luger P08]]. | ||
[[ | [[File:1914MauserPocket.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Mauser Taschenpistole M1914 - 7.65x17mmSR]] | ||
[[File:rb_pocket_1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Manfred's pistol on the table. Note the not so wavy grip, unlike the 1934 model.]] | [[File:rb_pocket_1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Manfred's pistol on the table. Note the not-so-wavy grip, unlike the 1934 model.]] | ||
[[File:rb_pocket_2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Lothar draws his pistol while his car is surrounded by Britsh and French prisoners.]] | [[File:rb_pocket_2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Lothar draws his pistol while his car is surrounded by Britsh and French prisoners.]] | ||
==Smith & Wesson Schofield== | ==Smith & Wesson Schofield== | ||
Canadian Captain Roy Brown ([[Joseph Fiennes]]) is briefly seen with a nickel plated [[Smith & Wesson Schofield]] revolver during a meeting with von Richthofen ('''Note''': In reality, Brown and von Richthofen never met in person until April 21, 1918, where Brown pursued him in a dogfight.). | Canadian Captain Roy Brown ([[Joseph Fiennes]]) is briefly seen with a nickel-plated [[Smith & Wesson Schofield]] revolver during a meeting with von Richthofen ('''Note''': In reality, Brown and von Richthofen never met in person until April 21, 1918, where Brown pursued him in a dogfight.). | ||
[[Image:Schofield.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Smith & Wesson Schofield Model 3 with nickel finish - .45 Schofield]] | [[Image:Schofield.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Smith & Wesson Schofield Model 3 with nickel finish - .45 Schofield]] | ||
[[File:rb_unrevolver.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Revolver in his unfolded holster. In the next scene, he describes himself as a member of the "Royal Canadian Flying Corps" which did not exist. Actually, he served in the British Royal Naval Air Service, and would have worn a naval officer's uniform.]] | [[File:rb_unrevolver.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Revolver in his unfolded holster. In the next scene, he describes himself as a member of the "Royal Canadian Flying Corps" which did not exist. Actually, he served in the British Royal Naval Air Service, and would have worn a naval officer's uniform.]] | ||
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=Rifles= | =Rifles= | ||
==M1 Garand (Mocked-Up as SMLE No.1 Mk.III*)== | ==M1 Garand (Mocked-Up as SMLE No. 1 Mk. III*)== | ||
ANZAC soldiers are seen with [[M1 Garand]]s mocked up to resemble British [[Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk.III*]] rifles during the funeral of Capt. Clyde Walker. | ANZAC soldiers are seen with [[M1 Garand]]s mocked up to resemble British [[Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk.III*]] rifles during the funeral of Capt. Clyde Walker. | ||
[[ | [[File:M1 Garand.jpg|thumb|none|450px|M1 Garand - .30-06]] | ||
[[ | [[File:SMLE.jpg|thumb|none|450px|For comparison: Lee-Enfield No. 1 Mk. III* - .303 British]] | ||
[[File:rb_garand_1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Two lines of ANZAC soldiers with their Garands; some of them are equipped with box magazines.]] | [[File:rb_garand_1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Two lines of ANZAC soldiers with their Garands; some of them are equipped with box magazines.]] | ||
[[File:rb_garand_2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Clearer view of the iron sights and the too high misplaced muzzle.]] | [[File:rb_garand_2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Clearer view of the iron sights and the too high misplaced muzzle.]] | ||
== | ==Mauser Puška vz. 98/22== | ||
Some German soldiers can be seen carrying [[Mauser_Rifle_Series#VZ-98.2F22_Czech_Mauser|VZ-98/22 Czech Mauser]]s standing for accurate [[Mauser Gewehr 1898|Gewehr 98]]s rifles. They are Identifiable due they have flat tangent sights instead of | Some German soldiers can be seen carrying [[Mauser_Rifle_Series#VZ-98.2F22_Czech_Mauser|VZ-98/22 Czech Mauser]]s standing in for accurate [[Mauser Gewehr 1898|Gewehr 98]]s rifles. They are Identifiable due they have flat tangent sights instead of ''Lange Visiers''. | ||
[[ | [[File:Czech98-22Mauser.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Puška CZ Brno 98/22 - 7.92x57mm Mauser]] | ||
[[File:rb_CzechMau_1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|German soldiers with their Czech Mausers on their backs while wounded Capt. Brown gets captured, which never happened.]] | [[File:rb_CzechMau_1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|German soldiers with their Czech Mausers on their backs while wounded Capt. Brown gets captured, which never happened.]] | ||
==Karabiner 98k== | ==Karabiner 98k== | ||
German soldiers also carry anachronistic [[Karabiner 98k]]s in the movie (although they may stand for authentic [[Mauser 98AZ Artillery Carbine]]s). Some of them can be seen with fixed bayonets. | German soldiers also carry anachronistic [[Karabiner 98k]]s in the movie (although they may stand for authentic [[Mauser 98AZ Artillery Carbine]]s). Some of them can be seen with fixed bayonets. | ||
[[File:Karabiner-98K.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Karabiner 98k | [[File:Karabiner-98K.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Karabiner 98k - 7.92x57mm Mauser]] | ||
[[File:rb_kar_1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A German solder works the bolt while under artillery fire.]] | [[File:rb_kar_1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A German solder works the bolt while under artillery fire.]] | ||
[[File:rb_kar_2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Two soldiers with their Karabiners covering von Richthofen.]] | [[File:rb_kar_2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Two soldiers with their Karabiners covering von Richthofen.]] | ||
==Mauser Gewehr 1898== | ==Mauser Gewehr 1898== | ||
The historically accurate [[Mauser Gewehr 1898]] is carried by German soldiers in the second half of the movie. Notably, before the Spring Offensive where they | The historically accurate [[Mauser Gewehr 1898]] is carried by German soldiers in the second half of the movie. Notably, before the Spring Offensive where they were equipped with SG 98/05 bayonets. | ||
[[ | [[File:Mauser g98.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Mauser Gewehr 1898 - 7.92x57mm Mauser]] | ||
[[File:rb_g981.jpg|thumb|none|600px|German soldiers in a lorry with their Gewehrs.]] | [[File:rb_g981.jpg|thumb|none|600px|German soldiers in a lorry with their Gewehrs.]] | ||
[[File:rb_g982.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Some Gewehrs on the wall next to Hindenburg's ([[Josef Vinklár]]) adjutant.]] | [[File:rb_g982.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Some Gewehrs on the wall next to Hindenburg's ([[Josef Vinklár]]) adjutant.]] | ||
[[File:rb_g98.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A German soldier holds the Gewehr before the ''Kaiserschlacht''.]] | [[File:rb_g98.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A German soldier holds the Gewehr before the ''Kaiserschlacht''.]] | ||
==Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk.III*== | ==Lee-Enfield No. 1 Mk. III*== | ||
An actual [[Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk.III*]] is briefly seen in a British trench. | An actual [[Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk.III*]] is briefly seen in a British trench. | ||
[[Image:SMLE.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Lee-Enfield No.1 | [[Image:SMLE.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Lee-Enfield No. 1 Mark III* - .303 British]] | ||
[[File:rb_smle.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Lee-Enfield on the right next to the sitting soldier. Note the correct placed muzzle and the front sights.]] | [[File:rb_smle.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Lee-Enfield on the right next to the sitting soldier. Note the correct placed muzzle and the front sights.]] | ||
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==12 Gauge Double Barreled Shotgun== | ==12 Gauge Double Barreled Shotgun== | ||
Werner Voß ([[Til Schweiger]]) is seen with a [[12 Gauge Double Barreled Shotgun]]. | Werner Voß ([[Til Schweiger]]) is seen with a [[12 Gauge Double Barreled Shotgun]]. | ||
[[ | [[File:Merkel40e.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Merkel 40E Shotgun - 12 gauge]] | ||
[[File:rb_unknownshot_2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Werner Voß fires the Double Barreled Shotgun.]] | [[File:rb_unknownshot_2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Werner Voß fires the Double Barreled Shotgun.]] | ||
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==Vickers Aircraft== | ==Vickers Aircraft== | ||
The Sopwith F.1 Camel of Captain Roy Brown ([[Joseph Fiennes]]) is armed with two [[Vickers Aircraft Machine Gun]]. | The Sopwith F.1 Camel of Captain Roy Brown ([[Joseph Fiennes]]) is armed with two [[Vickers Aircraft Machine Gun]]. | ||
[[ | [[File:VickersAircraft.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Vickers Aircraft Machine Gun]] | ||
[[File:rb_vickers.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Front view as he fires at von Richthofen.]] | [[File:rb_vickers.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Front view as he fires at von Richthofen.]] | ||
==Lewis Mk II Aircraft== | ==Lewis Mk II Aircraft== | ||
The secondary weapons of British planes are air-cooled [[Lewis Gun|Lewis Mk II Aircraft MG]]s. | The secondary weapons of British planes are air-cooled [[Lewis Gun|Lewis Mk II Aircraft MG]]s. | ||
[[File:Rafmachinegunlewis3.jpg|thumb|none|450px|For comparison : Aircraft mounted Lewis Gun - .303 British]] | [[File:Rafmachinegunlewis3.jpg|thumb|none|450px|For comparison: Aircraft mounted Lewis Gun - .303 British]] | ||
[[File:rb_lewis_1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The tail gunner of Roy Brown's Royal Aircraft Factory R.E.8 fires the Lewis.]] | [[File:rb_lewis_1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The tail gunner of Roy Brown's Royal Aircraft Factory R.E.8 fires the Lewis.]] | ||
[[File:rb_lewis_2_1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Hawker ([[Richard Krajco]]) fires at Richthofen.]] | [[File:rb_lewis_2_1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Hawker ([[Richard Krajco]]) fires at Richthofen.]] | ||
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==ZB-53 / Vz.37== | ==ZB-53 / Vz.37== | ||
Czech [[ZB-53 / Vz.37]] are mocked up to resemble [[Parabellum MG14]] and [[Maxim MG08]] machine guns. | Czech [[ZB-53 / Vz.37]] are mocked up to resemble [[Parabellum MG14]] and [[Maxim MG08]] machine guns. | ||
[[File:ZB-53.jpg|thumb|none|400px|ZB 53 / Vz.37 | [[File:ZB-53.jpg|thumb|none|400px|ZB 53 / Vz.37 - 7.92x57mm Mauser]] | ||
[[File:rb_zb53_1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A German soldier mans the MG that resembles an MG14.]] | [[File:rb_zb53_1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A German soldier mans the MG that resembles an MG14.]] | ||
[[File:rb_zb53_2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Close up.]] | [[File:rb_zb53_2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Close up.]] | ||
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==Maxim MG08== | ==Maxim MG08== | ||
Near | Near the end of the movie, German soldiers carry real [[Maxim MG08]]s equipped with ZF12 scopes. | ||
[[ | [[File:MaximMG08.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Maxim MG08 - 7.92x57mm Mauser]] | ||
[[File:rb_mg08.jpg|thumb|none|600px|German soldiers transport the Maxims at dawn of March 21, 1918.]] | [[File:rb_mg08.jpg|thumb|none|600px|German soldiers transport the Maxims at dawn of March 21, 1918.]] | ||
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==Kleinflammenwerfer M.16== | ==Kleinflammenwerfer M.16== | ||
A ''Sturmpionier'', German special unit trained in construction and the demolition of fortifications, holds a [[Flammenwerfer M.16|Kleif M.16]] before the German offensive. | A ''Sturmpionier'', a German special unit trained in construction and the demolition of fortifications, holds a [[Flammenwerfer M.16|Kleif M.16]] before the German offensive. | ||
[[File:Kleif16.jpg|thumb|none|200px|Kleinflammenwerfer (Kleif) | [[File:Kleif16.jpg|thumb|none|200px|Kleinflammenwerfer (Kleif) Modell 16]] | ||
[[File:rb_kleif.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Pionier holds the flamethrower.]] | [[File:rb_kleif.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Pionier holds the flamethrower.]] | ||
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==Model 16/17 Stielhandgranate== | ==Model 16/17 Stielhandgranate== | ||
German soldiers are seen with several [[Model 16 Stielhandgranate|Model 16]] and [[Model 17 Stielhandgranate]]s. | German soldiers are seen with several [[Model 16 Stielhandgranate|Model 16]] and [[Model 17 Stielhandgranate]]s. | ||
[[File:M16stick.jpg|thumb|none| | [[File:M16stick.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Model 16 Stielhandgranate]] | ||
[[File:German ww1 hand grenade.jpg|thumb|none| | [[File:German ww1 hand grenade.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Model 17 Stielhandgranate]] | ||
[[File:rb_m17.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Note the stick cap of the grenade that the soldier holds in his right hand.]] | [[File:rb_m17.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Note the stick cap of the grenade that the soldier holds in his right hand.]] | ||
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==OSP-30 Flare Pistol== | ==OSP-30 Flare Pistol== | ||
A German pilot fires an | A German pilot fires an anachronistic Soviet [[OSP-30 Flare Pistol]] standing for a [[Hebel Flare Pistol Model 1894]] or a French Model 1917. | ||
[[Image:OSP-30.jpg|thumb|none|350px| | [[Image:OSP-30.jpg|thumb|none|350px|OSP-30 - 26.5mm]] | ||
[[File:rb_flare.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The pilot aims the pistol at an Allied Caquot dirigible observation balloon.]] | [[File:rb_flare.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The pilot aims the pistol at an Allied Caquot dirigible observation balloon.]] | ||
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==Fokker Dr.I== | ==Fokker Dr.I== | ||
[[File:rb_FokkerD1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The | [[File:rb_FokkerD1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The infamous Fokker Dr. I was given to von Richthofen in September 1917.]] | ||
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The Red Baron is a 2008 German film production by director Nikolai Müllerschön and is loosely based on the last Life Years of Manfred von Richthofen. The 24-year-old Baron Manfred von Richthofen (Matthias Schweighöfer) is a gifted fighter pilot in World War. All Europe fears his red-painted Fokker. He and his comrades Voss (Til Schweiger), Sternberg (Maxim Mehmet), and Lehmann (Hanno Koffler) see air duels as bold sports. Only when Richthofen falls in love with the nurse Käte (Lena Headey), he discovered the horrors of war.
The following weapons were used in the film The Red Baron:
Handguns
Mauser Model 1914
The personal sidearm of Lothar (Volker Bruch) and Manfred von Richthofen (Matthias Schweighöfer) is a 1914 Mauser Pocket Pistol. In reality, he carried a Luger P08.
Smith & Wesson Schofield
Canadian Captain Roy Brown (Joseph Fiennes) is briefly seen with a nickel-plated Smith & Wesson Schofield revolver during a meeting with von Richthofen (Note: In reality, Brown and von Richthofen never met in person until April 21, 1918, where Brown pursued him in a dogfight.).
Luger P08
A Sturmpionier officer holds a Luger P08 before the German Spring Offensive in 1918.
Rifles
M1 Garand (Mocked-Up as SMLE No. 1 Mk. III*)
ANZAC soldiers are seen with M1 Garands mocked up to resemble British Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk.III* rifles during the funeral of Capt. Clyde Walker.
Mauser Puška vz. 98/22
Some German soldiers can be seen carrying VZ-98/22 Czech Mausers standing in for accurate Gewehr 98s rifles. They are Identifiable due they have flat tangent sights instead of Lange Visiers.
Karabiner 98k
German soldiers also carry anachronistic Karabiner 98ks in the movie (although they may stand for authentic Mauser 98AZ Artillery Carbines). Some of them can be seen with fixed bayonets.
Mauser Gewehr 1898
The historically accurate Mauser Gewehr 1898 is carried by German soldiers in the second half of the movie. Notably, before the Spring Offensive where they were equipped with SG 98/05 bayonets.
Lee-Enfield No. 1 Mk. III*
An actual Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk.III* is briefly seen in a British trench.
Hunting Guns
Cape Gun
During the opening in 1906, young Richthofen (Tomás Koutník) is on the hunt with a Cape Gun, the combination double-barrel hunting shotgun/rifle, with one smoothbore and one .22 caliber rifled barrels.
12 Gauge Double Barreled Shotgun
Werner Voß (Til Schweiger) is seen with a 12 Gauge Double Barreled Shotgun.
Machine Guns
LMG 08/15
LMG 08/15 Air machine guns are mounted on German planes.
Vickers Aircraft
The Sopwith F.1 Camel of Captain Roy Brown (Joseph Fiennes) is armed with two Vickers Aircraft Machine Gun.
Lewis Mk II Aircraft
The secondary weapons of British planes are air-cooled Lewis Mk II Aircraft MGs.
Richthofen looks at Hawker's Lewis Gun...
ZB-53 / Vz.37
Czech ZB-53 / Vz.37 are mocked up to resemble Parabellum MG14 and Maxim MG08 machine guns.
Maxim MG08
Near the end of the movie, German soldiers carry real Maxim MG08s equipped with ZF12 scopes.
Maxim MG08/15
Before the last great offensive of the German Empire in 1918, several Maxim MG08/15s are seen.
Flamethrowers
Kleinflammenwerfer M.16
A Sturmpionier, a German special unit trained in construction and the demolition of fortifications, holds a Kleif M.16 before the German offensive.
Grenades
Model 16/17 Stielhandgranate
German soldiers are seen with several Model 16 and Model 17 Stielhandgranates.
Other
OSP-30 Flare Pistol
A German pilot fires an anachronistic Soviet OSP-30 Flare Pistol standing for a Hebel Flare Pistol Model 1894 or a French Model 1917.
21 cm Mörser 16
Unknown Howitzer
Unknown Howitzers can be seen used by German soldiers. Their look like 15-cm-schwere Feldhaubitzen 13 but the shield is mounted too far forward and the barrel has only one ring. This howitzer can be seen also in the 2011 movie War Horse.
