Man, moment, machine. The red baron & the wings of death / produced by Michael McInerney, Sarah Kass, produced by Edelman Productions, directed by Michael McInerney.

Provides a concise biographical recounting of the military life of Manfred Richthofen, commonly referred to as the Red Baron. Examines the aircraft and military tactics employed by both English and German pilots during the aerial dogfights of WWI. A number of the baron's most daring and harrowing mi...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Rovi K-12 education materials.
Corporate Authors: Edelman Productions
A & E Home Video (Firm)
History (Television network)
Other Authors: Ellis, Hunter, 1968-
Language:English
German
Language of the Original:
English
Published: [New York] : A & E Television Networks : Distributed by New Video, [2009], ©2009.
Series:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Rovi K-12 education materials.
Subjects:
Richthofen, Manfred, > Freiherr von, > 1892-1918.
Fighter pilots > Germany > Biography.
World War, 1914-1918 > Aerial operations, German.
Fighter plane combat > Europe.
Historical television programs.
Documentary television programs.
Nonfiction television programs.
1914-1918
Fighter pilots.
Fighter plane combat.
Military operations, Aerial > German.
Europe.
Germany.
Genre:
Biography.
Historical television programs.
Documentary television programs.
Nonfiction television programs.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (47 min.) : sound, black and white and color ; 4 3/4 in.
Variant Title:
Red baron and the wings of death.
Format: Video DVD
Description
Summary:
Provides a concise biographical recounting of the military life of Manfred Richthofen, commonly referred to as the Red Baron. Examines the aircraft and military tactics employed by both English and German pilots during the aerial dogfights of WWI. A number of the baron's most daring and harrowing missions, including the period known as Bloody April, are recreated using actors, visual effects and interviews with historical scholars.
Note:Documentary.
Videorecording.
Call Number:CU5 D0115356 VideoDVD
ISBN:1422969525
9781422969526
Credits:Senior writer/producer, Sarah Kass ; editor, Mike Bruining, Stephen McConnell, Alan Palmer ; music, Michael Richard Plowman ; director of photography, John Behrens.
System Details:DVD, Dolby Digital Stereo.
Participant or Performer:
Host, Hunter Ellis, interviews with Jeff Shaara, Gordon Bowman-Jones, Richard Hallion, John H. Morrow, Jr., Jack Herris, John Guttman.
Event Details:
Originally broadcast on History Channel.