WW1 in color!!!!!!

Jasta 5 Von Muller · 25 October 2006, 12:51 PM

I dont know if any of you have seen this but it shte first action footage I see in color!!!!!!!! Dunno if it was added or original but its cool no doubt!!!!!

YouTube - Broadcast Yourself.

jumpinjan · 25 October 2006, 02:57 PM

It is on DVD. I think my daughter found a copy at the city library for me to see. It certainly was colorized...no doubt about it.
Jan

margaret smith · 25 October 2006, 02:57 PM

Thanks, Jasta 5 von Muller, for posting this color footage! It seems to me that it has been pieced together but at the same time a lot of the film was new to me. Nice to see the Baron's plane in color even though it's crude by today's standards.

drIace · 25 October 2006, 03:14 PM

Always good to see, even if some of that was colorized footage of WINGS and HELL'S ANGELS.

25 October 2006, 05:09 PM

Wow. Some excellent footage in there. It's nice to see the manfred Von Richtofen in color. It adds to the feeling of his humaness.

Yank44 · 28 October 2006, 10:01 PM

I'm glad you posted this because I never thought to look for videos of WWI on youtube. I don't know why, I just didn't.

I watched all of them and found them very enlightening. They help with the pronunciation of some of the French and German terms I couldn't figure out with dictionary.com pronunciation guide.

Yeoman · 29 October 2006, 01:53 AM

I have seen that DVD.
To be fair I don't think it adds a lot to the original film. I think the purpose of the added colours was simply to sell more DVD's with a gimmick 'wow' factor.

A lot of the earlier episodes are very off with their colours which is not a good thing,1914 French in horizon blue for instance.

Its probably worth it if you spot it for a couple of pounds or so in a remainder bin but you won't learn anything new from it. I wouldn't go out of my way to buy it.

Regulus · 1 November 2006, 05:59 AM

The link to over 30 WW I aviationclips on this videosite is now on my website :

http://germanairservice.blogeiland.nl/

You might be surprised by the rest of the subjects also !

Best from Johan

rainbase · 1 November 2006, 06:18 AM

Those youtube clips posted on your website are from my film "The Great War In The Air". I sure don't mind you putting them up there, after all, I did make this documentary to be seen. If you'd like to credit me with a link, the entire four-plus hour film can be watched (in order) at http://www.raindesert.com/great_war/...r_entrance.htm

This is my band and restaurant's website. Thanks MUCH for passing along the film. Peace.

Jan Goldstein
The Rain Desert
Danielson, Connecticut

Regulus · 1 November 2006, 10:10 AM

Jan,

I'll do so most gladly !

Best from Johan