---
title: 'The Blue Max (1966)'
type: 'film'
director: 'John Guillermin'
released: '1966-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 156
genres:
  - 'Adventure'
  - 'War'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-blue-max-1966'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0060177/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Blue Max (1966)

1966 · 156 min · Adventure, War · United Kingdom, United States


## Synopsis

The Blue Max is a 1966 WW I film directed by John Guillermin and starring George Peppard, James Mason, Ursula Andress, Karl Michael Vogler, and Jeremy Kemp. The film was made in DeLuxe Color and was one of the last movies filmed in CinemaScope. It was filmed entirely in Ireland, and included numerous location scenes shot in Dublin, Wicklow and Cork. The plot is about German fighter pilot Bruno Stachel on the Western Front during World War I. The screenplay was written by David Pursall, Jack Seddon, and Gerald Hanley, based on the novel of the same name by Jack D. Hunter as adapted by Ben Barzman and Basilio Franchina.

## Credits

- **Director:** [John Guillermin](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-guillermin)
- **Screenplay:** [Ben Barzman](https://cinepixo.com/people/ben-barzman)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Jerry Goldsmith](https://cinepixo.com/people/jerry-goldsmith)
- **Director of Photography:** [Douglas Slocombe](https://cinepixo.com/people/douglas-slocombe)
- **Editor:** [Max Benedict](https://cinepixo.com/people/max-benedict)

## Cast

- [Loni von Friedl](https://cinepixo.com/people/loni-von-friedl)
- [Jeremy Kemp](https://cinepixo.com/people/jeremy-kemp)
- [George Peppard](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-peppard)
- [Anton Diffring](https://cinepixo.com/people/anton-diffring)
- [Karl Michael Vogler](https://cinepixo.com/people/karl-michael-vogler)
- [James Mason](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-mason)
- [Carl Schell](https://cinepixo.com/people/carl-schell)
- [Friedrich von Ledebur](https://cinepixo.com/people/friedrich-von-ledebur)
- [Harry Towb](https://cinepixo.com/people/harry-towb)
- [Peter Woodthorpe](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-woodthorpe)
- [Ursula Andress](https://cinepixo.com/people/ursula-andress)

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