Von Richthofen and Brown (1971)

John Phillip Law: Baron Manfred von Richthofen

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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?