Always there. But when you hunt, you think about your hunting, don't you?
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Reporter:
You started the war as a cavalry officer, yeah? Baron Manfred von Richthofen:
Yeah. Reporter:
So, now, how does it feel to fly? To fight in the sky? Baron Manfred von Richthofen:
My ancestors were Teutonic knights; I've merely exchanged my horse for an airplane. Reporter:
[laughing]
I see, so the flying is just a means to an end? Baron Manfred von Richthofen:
The flying is wonderful! But it's the hunt that I find most satisfying: the stalking, the chase, and finally the kill. The climax. Reporter:
Oh, so you enjoy it sir? Baron Manfred von Richthofen:
What should I say? War is the father of nations. It makes them slaves or It makes them free. Victory brings with it a climax, a sense of fulfillment. Reporter:
But the danger! Every day, every minute! While you are in the air... Baron Manfred von Richthofen:
I never think of it. It's like the weather: always there. But when you hunt, you think about your hunting, don't you?
You started the war as a cavalry officer, yeah? Baron Manfred von Richthofen:
Yeah. Reporter:
So, now, how does it feel to fly? To fight in the sky? Baron Manfred von Richthofen:
My ancestors were Teutonic knights; I've merely exchanged my horse for an airplane. Reporter:
[laughing]
I see, so the flying is just a means to an end? Baron Manfred von Richthofen:
The flying is wonderful! But it's the hunt that I find most satisfying: the stalking, the chase, and finally the kill. The climax. Reporter:
Oh, so you enjoy it sir? Baron Manfred von Richthofen:
What should I say? War is the father of nations. It makes them slaves or It makes them free. Victory brings with it a climax, a sense of fulfillment. Reporter:
But the danger! Every day, every minute! While you are in the air... Baron Manfred von Richthofen:
I never think of it. It's like the weather: always there. But when you hunt, you think about your hunting, don't you?
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Herr Rittmeister you started the war as a cavalry officer yeah
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RICHTHOFEN Yeah
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So now how does it feel to fly To fight in the sky
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My ancestors were Teutonic knights sir
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I merely exchanged the horse for an airplane
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I see Then the flying is just a means to an end
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The flying is wonderful but it's the hunt that I find more satisfying
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The stalking the chase and finally the kill
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The climax
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Then you enjoy it then The war
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Oh what shall I say
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War is the father of nations
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It makes them slaves or it makes them free
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Victory brings with it a climax a sense of fulfilment
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But the danger every day every minute while you are in the air
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I never think of it
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It's like the weather Always there
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But when you hunt you think of what you're hunting don't you
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Movie Summary
The story of Manfred von Richthofen, the German air ace during World War I and his struggle with the enemy aces and some jealous German officers.
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Baron Manfred Von Richthofen
