Aces High

Aces High

114 mins | Drama, Action, War | May 19, 1976

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.

Aces High

114 mins | Drama, Action, War | May 19, 1976

Aces High
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.
IMDb rating 6.5
Producers Les Productions Jacques Roitfeld, S. Benjamin Fisz Productions
Original title Aces High
Directors Jack Gold
Writers Howard Barker

Cast

Malcolm McDowell

as Maj. John Gresham

Christopher Plummer

as Capt. 'Uncle' Sinclair

Simon Ward

as Lt. Crawford

Peter Firth

as Lt. Stephen Croft

David Wood

as Lt. 'Tommy' Thompson

John Gielgud

as Headmaster

Trevor Howard

as Lieutenant Colonel Silkin

Richard Johnson

as Major Lyle

Ray Milland

as Brigadier General Whale

Gilles BĂ©hat

as Captain Beckenauer

Tim Pigott-Smith

as Major Stoppard

David Daker

as Bennett

Christopher Blake

as Lieutenant Roberts

Barry Jackson

as Joyce

Ron Pember

as Eliot

Jacques Maury

as Ponnelle

Pascale Christophe

as Croft's French Girlfriend

Judy Buxton

as French Girl

Penny Irving

as French Girl

Tricia Newby

as French Girl

Evelyn Cordeau

as French Girl

Jeanne Patou

as French Singer

John Serret

as French Colonel

Gerard Paquis

as French Officer

Jean Driant

as Corporal - Dressing Station

Elliott Cooper

as Wade

Roland Viner

as Officer

Steven Pacey

as Officer

Kim Lotis

as Officer

Colin Rix

as Sergeant

James Walsh

as Gresham's Batman

Jane Anthony

as Katherine

Paul Rosebury

as Replacement

Paul Henley

as Replacement

David Arnold

as Replacement

James Cormack

as School Captain