The Blue Max

The Blue Max
Original poster by Frank McCarthy
Directed by	John Guillermin
Written by	Adaptation: Ben Barzman Basilio Franchina
Screenplay by	David Pursall Jack Seddon Gerald Hanley
Based on	The Blue Max 1964 novel by Jack D. Hunter
Produced by	Christian Ferry executive Elmo Williams
Starring	George Peppard James Mason Ursula Andress
Cinematography	Douglas Slocombe
Edited by	Max Benedict
Music by	Jerry Goldsmith
Color process	Color by DeLuxe
Production company	20th Century fox
Distributed by	20th Century Fox
Release dates	30 June 1966 (1966-06-30) (London) 21 June 1966 (1966-06-21) (USA)
Running time	156 minutes
Countries	United Kingdom United States
Language	English
Budget	$5 million[1]
Box office	$16,151,612[2]

The Blue Max is a 1966 war 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, Wickow and Cork. The plot is about a German fighter pilot 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.

In contrast to films that romanticize the flying aces of the Great War, The Blue Max depicts the protagonist as a man who appears to have no regard for anyone but himself. Set against the realities of modern warfare, the film also explores the decline of chivalry and the advent of total war.