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Exploding Airplane | World War I
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Best British Art Direction Colour | 1967
Best British Cinematography Colour | 1967 | Douglas
Best British Costume Colour | 1967
Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles | 1967 | Jeremy
Best ReRelease or ReRecording of an Existing Score | 2017
Male Dramatic Performance | 1967 | George
Budget 5,000,000 USD
Fox wasn't able to rent any of he surviving WWI planes still extant, so they built their own. The aircraft were later used in "Darling Lily" and "You Can't Win Them All."
One of the stunt pilots was Peter Hillwood, who had flown Hurricanes with 56 squadron in the Battle of Britain. He was killed in an air accident in 1966.
The monoplane back story was based on the events regarding the historical Fokker D.VIII which also suffered from structural weakness and caused at least one death. The aircraft eventually entered service on the 24th October 1918.
'George Peppard' flew one of the Pfalz replicas off-screen, but did not fly in any of the scenes in the movie.
One of the stunt pilots was Joan Hughes MBE who had been Britain's youngest female pilot at age 17. In WW2, she ferried aircraft with the Air Transport Auxiliary and was the first female flying instructor qualified to instruct on all military plane types at the time. She became one of Britian's first female test pilots.
"Willi von Klugermann: By the way, Stachel... there's an impression around that... you care more about your unconfirmed kill than you do about Fabian's death. [long pause] Bruno Stachel: Perhaps it's force of habit. In the trenches, we couldn't even bury the dead; there were too many of them. I've never had the time... to discuss them over a glass of champagne."
"[Funeral for an enemy pilot] Willi von Klugermann: Well, aren't you coming? It's an order. Bruno Stachel: Why? Willi von Klugermann: Because our commanding officer has made it one. He believes in chivalry, Stachel. Bruno Stachel: [poring himself a drink] Chivalry? To kill a man, then make a ritual out of saluting him - that's hypocrisy. They kill me, I don't want anyone to salute. Willi von Klugermann: [Stachel slams down his glass] They probably won't."
