Von Richthofen and Brown poster

Movie · 1971

Von Richthofen and Brown

Released 30 June 1971 More from 1971 → Letterboxd ↗ · TMDB ↗

Spend time on both sides of World War I, partly with German flying ace Baron Manfred Von Richthofen (John Phillip Law), aka "The Red Baron," and his colorful "flying circus" of Fokker fighter planes, during the time from his arrival at the war front to his death in combat. On the other side is Roy Brown of the Royal Air Force, sometimes credited with shooting Richthofen down.

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How old were they?

Oldest first
Fred Johnson
as Jeweler
71
Ferdy Mayne
as Richthofen's father
55
John Phillip Law
as Baron Manfred von Richthofen
33
Barry Primus
as Hermann Goering
33
Karen Ericson
as Ilse
33
Tom Adams
as Owen
33
Shane Briant
as German Pilot
24
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The numbers

Computed from the cast above
47years between the oldest and youngest billed
71Fred Johnson — oldest on the call sheet
24Shane Briant — youngest billed
40average age of the credited cast
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