Movie
Richthofen
1927 · 65 min
A stately silent-era war portrait that drifts between aerial spectacle and solemn reverence, best watched with patience for its antique rhythms.
- Directed by
- Desider Kertesz, Peter Joseph
- Genres
- War
- Starring
- Carl Walther Meyer, Georg Burghardt, Sybil Moore
- Overview
- Richthofen (aka Richthofen, The Red Knight of the Air and Richthofen, The Red Ace of Germany) is a 1927 German silent war film directed by Desider Kertesz and Peter Joseph. The film was subsequently re-mastered with sound and music effects and re-released in the United States in 1929. The film stars Georg Burghardt, Sybil Moore and Arne Molander. Richthofen was the first film to portray the life of the First World War fighter pilot Manfred von Richthofen.
- How it feels
- Measured and needs your attention.
- About
- War, death, fate
- Content
- Mild violence. No gore, sexual content or swearing.
- Note
- Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown
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- Directed by
- Desider Kertesz, Peter Joseph
- Genres
- War
- Starring
- Carl Walther Meyer, Georg Burghardt, Sybil Moore

