Aces High (1976)

Name: Aces High
Director: Jack Gold
Genre: Action, Drama, War
Released: 1976
Duration: 1 h 54 min
Rating: 5.9
Cast: Barry Jackson, Christopher Blake, Christopher Plummer, David Daker, David Wood

Action Drama War

5.9 (90 votes)

1h 54m

Overview

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.

Details

Director: Jack Gold
Writer: Howard Barker
Original Language: English
Budget: $1,250,000

Cast

Barry Jackson Christopher Blake Christopher Plummer David Daker David Wood Gilles Béhat John Gielgud Malcolm McDowell Peter Firth Ray Milland Richard Johnson Ron Pember Simon Ward Tim Pigott-Smith Trevor Howard

Keywords

1910s air battle dogfight fear of death fighter pilots flying ace horrors of war leadership and pressure pilot post-traumatic stress disorder (ptsd) royal flying corps (rfc) squadron western front world war i