Aces High
High above the trenches 14 days is a long life...This is the 15th day!
5.9(86) 1976-05-19 114 minActionDramaWar
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.
DirectorJack Gold
ProducerBenjamin Fisz
WriterHoward Barker
ProducerJacques Roitfeld
Original Music ComposerRichard Hartley
Cast & characters
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 Béhat
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
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Judy Buxton
as French Girl
Penny Irving
as French Girl
Tricia Newby
as French Girl
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Evelyn Cordeau
as French Girl
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Jeanne Patou
as French Singer
John Serret
as French Colonel
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Gerard Paquis
as French Officer
