Dir. John Guillermin · Starring George Peppard, James Mason, Ursula Andress, Jeremy Kemp, Karl Michael Vogler, Anton Diffring · Music Jerry Goldsmith
“There was no quiet on the Western Front!”
WarActionAdventureDrama
A young pilot in the German air force of 1918, disliked as lower-class and unchivalrous, tries ambitiously to earn the medal offered for 20 kills.
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A visceral, high-stakes dive into the brutal world of WWI aerial combat. It's a tense, gritty ride about ambition and honor clashing against the backdrop of total war, with breathtaking dogfights and a melancholic undertone.
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