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Richthofen

Richthofen

  • Overview
  • Cast
  • Crew

Status

Released

Release Date

Nov 3, 1927

Runtime

1h 5m

Genres

War

Original Title

Richthofen

Director

Desider Kertesz

Description

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.