 The Blue Max 1966  N/R, 154 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Guillermin
Cast: George Peppard, James Mason, Ursula Andress, Jeremy Kemp, Anton Diffring, Carl Schell, Harry Towb, Karl Michael Vogler, Friedrich von Ledebur
The Blue Max was a German award for flying aces. This is the story of two flyers, Bruno Stachel (George Peppard) and Count Von Klugerman (James Mason), competing for the honor.
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 Downhill Racer 1969 N/R, 101 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Michael Ritchie
Cast: Robert Redford, Gene Hackman, Camilla Sparv, Kenneth Kirk, Karl Michael Vogler, Jim McMullan, Christian Doermer, Kathleen Crowley, Dabney Coleman, Joe Jay Jalbert, Tom J. Kirk, Oren Stevens, Rip McManus, Jerry Dexter, Carole Carle
This is an insightful look at a very talented, but immature and selfish, skier David Chappellet (Robert Redford) who is coached by Eugene Claire (Gene Hackman) who sees him for what he is.
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How I Won the War 1967 N/R, 109 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Richard Lester
Cast: Michael Crawford, John Lennon, Roy Kinnear, Lee Montague, Jack MacGowran, Michael Hordern, Jack Hedley, Karl Michael Vogler, Ronald Lacey, James Cossins
An inept lieutenant (Michael Crawford) leads his motley troops across North Africa and into France during World War II. This black, anti-war, comedy has some great scenes and some not so great ones.
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 Patton 1970  PG, 170 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Franklin J. Schaffner
Cast: George C. Scott, Karl Malden, Stephen Young, Michael Strong, Michael Bates, Frank Latimore, Ed Binns, Lawrence Dobkin, John Doucette, Bill Hickman, Carey Loftin, Albert Dumortier, Morgan Paull, Karl Michael Vogler, Tim Considine
This is the story of Gen. George S. Patton (George C. Scott) as he assumes command of the American forces during World War II and engages in battle against Germany's Field Marshal Rommel (Karl Michael Vogler). After slapping an American soldier (Tim Considine), Patton loses his command but leads the U.S. 3rd Army through Europe and defeats Hitler's counteroffensive in the Battle of the Bulge. The film won seven Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Director, and Actor (George C. Scott declined to accept).
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Shout at the Devil 1976 PG, 128 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure / Drama / Thriller
Director: Peter H. Hunt
Cast: Lee Marvin, Roger Moore, Barbara Parkins, Ian Holm, George Coulouris, Maurice Denham, Reinhard Kolldehoff, Horst Janson, Karl Michael Vogler, Jean Kent, Reinahard Kolldehoff, Gernot Endemann, Heather Wright, Gerard Paquis, Murray Melvin
During World War I, an American, Colonel Flynn O'Flynn (Lee Marvin), and a British "gentleman," Sebastian Oldsmith (Roger Moore), join forces in an attempt to blow up a German battleship being repaired off Zanzibar while they are searching for fortune in Africa. Lots of action.
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| 1. The Blue Max (1966)
2. Downhill Racer (1969)
3. How I Won the War (1967)
4. Patton (1970)
5. Shout at the Devil (1976)
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