---
title: 'The Red Baron (2008)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Nikolai Müllerschön'
released: '2008-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 120
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Action'
  - 'War'
  - 'History'
  - 'Romance'
countries:
  - 'Germany'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-red-baron-2008'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0365675/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Red Baron (2008)

2008 · 120 min · Drama, Action, War, History, Romance · Germany


## Synopsis

The Red Baron is a 2008 German biographical action war film written and directed by Nikolai Müllerschön about the World War I flying ace Manfred von Richthofen, known as the "Red Baron". The film stars Matthias Schweighöfer, Joseph Fiennes, Til Schweiger and Lena Headey. The Red Baron was filmed entirely in English to improve its international commercial viability. The film was a box office failure and received widely negative reviews from critics, who criticized the performances, dialogue, and historical inaccuracies, but was praised for the visual effects, action sequences and musical score.

## Credits

- **Editor:** [Olivia Retzer](https://cinepixo.com/people/olivia-retzer)
- **Director:** [Nikolai Müllerschön](https://cinepixo.com/people/nikolai-mullerschon)
- **Screenplay:** [Nikolai Müllerschön](https://cinepixo.com/people/nikolai-mullerschon)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Stefan Hansen](https://cinepixo.com/people/stefan-hansen)
- **Producer:** [Dan Maag](https://cinepixo.com/people/dan-maag), [Thomas Reisser](https://cinepixo.com/people/thomas-reisser)
- **Director of Photography:** [Klaus Merkel](https://cinepixo.com/people/klaus-merkel)

## Cast

- [Volker Bruch](https://cinepixo.com/people/volker-bruch)
- [Josef Vinklář](https://cinepixo.com/people/josef-vinklar)
- [Ralph Misske](https://cinepixo.com/people/ralph-misske)
- [Joseph Fiennes](https://cinepixo.com/people/joseph-fiennes)
- [Rostislav Novák](https://cinepixo.com/people/rostislav-novak-2)
- [Tino Mewes](https://cinepixo.com/people/tino-mewes)
- [Vlastina Svátková](https://cinepixo.com/people/vlastina-svatkova)
- [Václav Jílek](https://cinepixo.com/people/vaclav-jilek)
- [Braňo Holiček](https://cinepixo.com/people/brano-holicek)
- [Lukáš Příkazký](https://cinepixo.com/people/lukas-prikazky)
- [Steffen Schroeder](https://cinepixo.com/people/steffen-schroeder)
- [Luise Bähr](https://cinepixo.com/people/luise-bahr)
- [Adam Mišík](https://cinepixo.com/people/adam-misik)
- [Julie Engelbrecht](https://cinepixo.com/people/julie-engelbrecht)
- [Axel Prahl](https://cinepixo.com/people/axel-prahl)

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Official site: http://www.redbaron-themovie.com/
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-red-baron-2008
Film facts: Wikidata (Q835581); synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Reviews, themes and notes are the work of this site's members.