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1976 · Movie · 1h 49m

Aces High

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 rookie pilots is not very good.

My take

A sobering dive into the brutal reality of aerial combat during WWI, following a fresh-faced pilot as he confronts the deadly gap between training and survival. Visceral and unflinching—this is war stripped of romance, capturing the weight of inexperience against impossible odds.

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Cast

Malcolm McDowellChristopher PlummerSimon Ward

Director

Jack Gold

If tonight is a Aces High night…

…these live in the same corner of my head.

Want one picked out for tonight?

Tell me what kind of night it is — I'll do the rest.