Aces High (1976)

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Malcolm McDowell plays a World War I air ace, in charge of an elite squadron. Outwardly a bastion of courage, McDowell dies a little every time one of his boys is killed. To steel his nerves, he takes to drink, which has an adverse effect on his abilities. Christopher Plummer staunchly portrays… More Malcolm McDowell plays a World War I air ace, in charge of an elite squadron. Outwardly a bastion of courage, McDowell dies a little every time one of his boys is killed. To steel his nerves, he takes to drink, which has an adverse effect on his abilities. Christopher Plummer staunchly portrays McDowell's commanding officer. Aces High is a remake of Journey's End (1930), which in turn was based on a play by R.C. Sheriff. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Rating, Runtime: PG, 1 hr. 54 min.
Directed By: Jack Gold
Genres: Drama, Action & Adventure

In Theaters: Sep 30, 1976 Wide

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Christopher B

No, not the Iron Maiden song, but a really cool war film starring a young McDowell. Saw this on late night TV, maybe now that Royal Flash is out on DVD someone will think to release this one.

Cast

            Malcolm McDowell as Gresham

            Christopher Plummer as Sinclair

            Simon Ward as Crawford

            Peter Firth as Croft

            John Gielgud as Headmaster

            Trevor Howard as Lt. Col. Silkin

            Richard Johnson as Col. Lyle

            Ray Milland as Brig. Whale

            David Wood as Thompson

            David Daker as Bennett

            Elliott Cooper as Wade

            Pascale Christophe as Croft's Girlfriend

            Jane Anthony as Katherine

            Christopher Blake as Roberts

            Penny Irving as French Girl

            Barry Jackson as Joyce

            Jacques Maury as Ponnelle

            Ron Pember as Eliot

            Brock Peters as Thomas

            Tim Pigott-Smith as Stoppard

            Colin Rix as Sergeant

            John Serret as French Colonel

            Eli Wallach as Cacopoulos

            Steffen Zacharias
            
            Gilles Behat as Beckenauer

            Kevin McCarthy as Drake

            James Walsh as Gresham's Batman

            David Arnold as Replacement
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