
Aces High (1976)
5.9|19 May, 1976|114 min
High above the trenches 14 days is a long life...This is the 15th day!
5.9|19 May, 1976|114 min
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The first World War is in its third year and aerial combat above the Western Front is consuming the nation's favored children at an appalling rate. By early 1917, the average life-span of a British pilot is less than a fortnight. Such losses place a fearsome strain on Gresham, commanding officer of the squadron. Aces High recreates the early days of the Royal Flying Corps with some magnificently staged aerial battles, and sensitive direction presents a moving portrayal of the futilities of war.
Language
Budget$1,250,000
Revenue --
English,
Français,
Deutsch
Budget$1,250,000
Revenue --
Keywords
post-traumatic stress disorder (ptsd)
world war i
pilot
royal flying corps (rfc)
dogfight
squadron
air battle
flying ace
horrors of war
western front
1910s
fear of death
fighter pilots
leadership and pressure
Casts

Malcolm McDowell
Maj. John Gresham

Christopher Plummer
Capt. 'Uncle' Sinclair

Simon Ward
Lt. Crawford

Peter Firth
Lt. Stephen Croft

David Wood
Lt. 'Tommy' Thompson

John Gielgud
Headmaster

Trevor Howard
Lieutenant Colonel Silkin

Richard Johnson
Major Lyle

Ray Milland
Brigadier General Whale

Gilles Béhat
Captain Beckenauer

Tim Pigott-Smith
Major Stoppard

David Daker
Bennett

Christopher Blake
Lieutenant Roberts

Barry Jackson
Joyce

Ron Pember
Eliot

Jacques Maury
Ponnelle

Pascale Christophe
Croft's French Girlfriend
Judy Buxton
French Girl

Penny Irving
French Girl

Tricia Newby
French Girl
Evelyn Cordeau
French Girl
Jeanne Patou
French Singer

John Serret
French Colonel
Gerard Paquis
French Officer
Jean Driant
Corporal - Dressing Station
Elliott Cooper
Wade
Roland Viner
Officer

Steven Pacey
Officer
Kim Lotis
Officer
Colin Rix
Sergeant
James Walsh
Gresham's Batman

Jane Anthony
Katherine
Paul Rosebury
Replacement
Paul Henley
Replacement
David Arnold
Replacement
James Cormack
School Captain
Crews

Jack Gold
Director
Benjamin Fisz
Producer
Maude Spector
Casting
Howard Barker
Writer

Gerry Fisher
Director of Photography

Anne V. Coates
Editor
Syd Cain
Production Design
Maurice Cain
Art Direction

Derek Meddings
Special Effects
Jacques Roitfeld
Producer
Ivan Sharrock
Sound Recordist
Peter Allwork
Aerial Camera
Iain Weston
Pilot
Neville Smallwood
Makeup & Hair
Bernard Ford
Camera Operator
Tony Bianchi
Pilot
James Gilbert
Pilot
Susie Hill
Hairdresser
Maurice Cain
Assistant Art Director
Jonathan Bates
Sound Editor
Neil Williams
Pilot

Richard Hartley
Original Music Composer
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