How many years after his death did the first film to portray the life of the First World War fighter pilot Manfred von Richthofen come out?
Richthofen (film) Richthofen (aka Richthofen, The Red Knight of the Air and Richthofen, The Red Ace of Germany) is a 1927 German silent war film directed by Desider Kertesz and Peter Joseph. The film was subsequently re-mastered with sound and music effects and re-released in the United States in 1929. The film stars Georg Burghardt, Sybil Moore and Arne Molander. "Richthofen" was the first film to portray the life of the First World War fighter pilot Manfred von Richthofen.
Erich Löwenhardt Erich Löwenhardt (7 April 189710 August 1918) was the 3rd highest German flying ace with 54 victories during the First World War, behind only Manfred von Richthofen and Ernst Udet.