from a good LA Times review of the new bio of von Braun, by Neufeld

[Mark Kohut]

Von Braun was a cunning self-promoter, but he made one big mistake -- allowing Hollywood to dramatize his life. Titled "I Aim at the Stars," the 1960 biopic is rarely mentioned today without comedian Mort Sahl's suggested subtitle: "But sometimes I hit London."

Of necessity, the movie was mostly fiction. But one section rang true. When Von Braun tells his mother about the deal he cut with Hitler to fund his research, she says, "Long ago, they said witches made a pact with the devil, so they could fly on broomsticks." He replies: "My broomsticks fly without the devil's help. But if they didn't -- I guess I'd be willing to sign with him." * 
       
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