Aces High
Aces High
Release: 1976-05-19
·Runtime: 114m
·★ 5.9
Action
Drama
War
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.
Production Countries
France
United Kingdom
Production Companies
Les Productions Jacques Roitfeld
S. Benjamin Fisz Productions
Trailers & Videos
Cast
Peter Firth
as Lt. Stephen Croft
Trevor Howard
as Lieutenant Colonel Silkin
Tim Pigott-Smith
as Major Stoppard
Barry Jackson
as Joyce
Simon Ward
as Lt. Crawford
Jacques Maury
as Ponnelle
Richard Johnson
as Major Lyle
Christopher Blake
as Lieutenant Roberts
Steven Pacey
as Officer
Ray Milland
as Brigadier General Whale
Gilles Béhat
as Captain Beckenauer
David Daker
as Bennett
Pascale Christophe
as Croft's French Girlfriend
Christopher Plummer
as Capt. 'Uncle' Sinclair
David Wood
as Lt. 'Tommy' Thompson
John Serret
as French Colonel
Malcolm McDowell
as Maj. John Gresham
Jane Anthony
as Katherine
John Gielgud
as Headmaster
Ron Pember
as Eliot
Penny Irving
as French Girl
Tricia Newby
as French Girl
