In World War I, the high casualty rate amongst the rookie pilots of the Royal Flying Corps puts an enormous strain on the survivors.
Get the best new trailers in under a minute, including "True Detective" Season 3, Spies in Disguise, and "Room 104."
Related News
-
World of Warplanes brings a slice of Iron Maiden into the game
08 August 2018 | Flickeringmyth -
Empire Season 3 Episode 8 Review: The Unkindest Cut
08 December 2016 | TVfanatic -
What's Leaving Netflix in October 2015
28 September 2015 | Moviefone
User Lists
Related lists from IMDb users
Share this Rating
Title: Aces High (1976)
Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below.
Learn more
More Like This
The Blue Max
(1966)
Action
|
Drama
|
Romance
Director:
John Guillermin
Stars:
George Peppard,
James Mason,
Ursula Andress
Shout at the Devil
(1976)
Action
|
Adventure
|
Comedy
Director:
Peter R. Hunt
Stars:
Lee Marvin,
Roger Moore,
Barbara Parkins
Battle of Britain
(1969)
Action
|
Drama
|
History
Director:
Guy Hamilton
Stars:
Michael Caine,
Trevor Howard,
Harry Andrews
Tobruk
(1967)
Drama
|
War
Director:
Arthur Hiller
Stars:
Rock Hudson,
George Peppard,
Nigel Green
Der rote Baron
(2008)
Action
|
Adventure
|
Biography
Director:
Nikolai Müllerschön
Stars:
Matthias Schweighöfer,
Lena Headey,
Til Schweiger
Reach for the Sky
(1956)
Biography
|
Drama
|
War
Director:
Lewis Gilbert
Stars:
Kenneth More,
Muriel Pavlow,
Lyndon Brook
Biography
|
Drama
|
War
Director:
Henry Hathaway
Stars:
James Mason,
Cedric Hardwicke,
Jessica Tandy
The Dawn Patrol
(1938)
War
|
Drama
Director:
Edmund Goulding
Stars:
Errol Flynn,
Basil Rathbone,
David Niven
The Bridges at Toko-Ri
(1954)
Drama
|
Romance
|
War
Director:
Mark Robson
Stars:
William Holden,
Grace Kelly,
Fredric March
Triple Cross
(1966)
Action
|
Adventure
|
Drama
Director:
Terence Young
Stars:
Christopher Plummer,
Romy Schneider,
Trevor Howard
633 Squadron
(1964)
War
|
Drama
Director:
Walter Grauman
Stars:
Cliff Robertson,
George Chakiris,
Maria Perschy
The Outrage
(1964)
Crime
|
Drama
|
Western
Director:
Martin Ritt
Stars:
Paul Newman,
Laurence Harvey,
Claire Bloom
Edit
Cast
| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Malcolm McDowell | ... | Gresham | |
| Christopher Plummer | ... | Sinclair | |
| Simon Ward | ... | Crawford | |
| Peter Firth | ... | Croft | |
| David Wood | ... | Thompson | |
| John Gielgud | ... | Headmaster | |
| Trevor Howard | ... | Silkin | |
| Richard Johnson | ... | Colonel Lyle | |
| Ray Milland | ... | Brigadier Whale | |
 |
Christopher Blake | ... | Roberts |
|
|
Gilles Béhat | ... | Beckenauer (as Gilles Behat) |
|
|
Elliott Cooper | ... | Wade |
| David Daker | ... | Bennett | |
| Barry Jackson | ... | Joyce | |
|
|
Jacques Maury | ... | Ponnelle |
Edit
Plot Summary
|
Add Synopsis
See All (50) »
Storyline
A naive young officer straight from school arrives on the Western front to fight the air war against the Germans. However, the life expectancy of green pilots is not very good. Written by Orde Saunders <ODS101@York.ac.uk>
Plot Keywords:
airplane collision | burning airplane | fighter plane | airplane shot down | airplane crash |Taglines:
High above the trenches 14 days is a long life...This is the 15th day!Parents Guide:
View content advisory »
Edit
Edit
See more on IMDbPro »
See full technical specs »
Details
Release Date:
December 1977 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Aces High See more »Edit
Box Office
Budget:
£1,250,000 (estimated)Company Credits
Production Co:
S. Benjamin Fisz Productions,Les Productions Jacques Roitfeld,Cine Artists Pictures See more »
Show more on
IMDbPro »
Technical Specs
Runtime:
Sound Mix:
MonoColor:
Color (Technicolor) (uncredited)Aspect Ratio:
1.66 : 1
Edit
See more »
Did You Know?
Trivia
When Croft (Peter Firth) and Captain Sinclair (Christopher Plummer) inspect an S.E. 5 aircraft, the latter says, "We had pups before." "We are damn lucky to get these." The "pups" is a reference to the Sopwith Pup fighter aircraft. It entered service in autumn 1916 and had been mostly withdrawn from service by the time the movie takes place, in October 1917. See more »Goofs
Because of the use of more modern 'disguised' aircraft, most of the kites shown have pneumatic tyres on their undercarriage, instead of the solid rubber tyres correct to the period. See more »Quotes
Mess Corporal Bennett: [as the pilots set off early in the morning on a dangerous mission] How many for breakfast? Any of them?See more »
Crazy Credits
Opening credits prologue: England October 1916 See more »Alternate Versions
Some DVD releases feature a shorter print which reduces the French restaurant scene and misses out shots of the officers looking at a slideshow of nude photographs. These appear to have been made by the distributor, as the film has never been cut by the BBFC. See more »Frequently Asked Questions
This FAQ is empty. Add the first question.Contribute to This Page
Explore popular action and adventure titles available to stream with Prime Video.
Ive seen this film about four times. A great film that didn't flinch from showing a class-ridden and brutal look at the reality of World War 1. Malcolm MacDowell was excellent as the Squadron Leader and Christopher Plummer was superb as the 'kindly uncle' figure who gave allowances and understanding to young pilots who were faced with the prospect of death every day on active duty.
World War One films are very hard to make , simply because the Director has to capture and expose the horror of a modern war in a period where the participants are caught in a mood of adventure and duty.Aces High demonstrates this fact entirely.
The film is based on the book Journeys End , and damn I missed it when it was on at the theatre , but hey. Anyway this film version is turned into the Play with Planes.
Anyway a great Film and brilliantly acted. I highly recommend this film to any war film buff , like myself.