Release Date

19 May, 1976

Runtime

01:54: (HH:MM)

Synopsis

High above the trenches 14 days is a long life...This is the 15th day!

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.

Original Title

Aces High

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Actors

Malcolm McDowell

Christopher Plummer

Simon Ward

Peter Firth

David Wood

John Gielgud

Trevor Howard

Richard Johnson

Ray Milland

Gilles Béhat

Tim Pigott-Smith

David Daker

Christopher Blake

Barry Jackson

Ron Pember

Jacques Maury

Pascale Christophe

Judy Buxton

Penny Irving

Tricia Newby

Evelyn Cordeau

Crew

Jack Gold

Howard Barker

Maude Spector

Gerry Fisher

Benjamin Fisz

Anne V. Coates

Syd Cain

Maurice Cain

Derek Meddings

Jacques Roitfeld

Susie Hill

Neville Smallwood

Maurice Cain

Jonathan Bates