Directed by:
Jack GoldCinematography:
Gerry FisherCast:
Malcolm McDowell, Christopher Plummer, Simon Ward, Peter Firth, John Gielgud, Trevor Howard, Richard Johnson, Ray Milland, Gilles Béhat, Tim Pigott-Smith (more)VOD (1)
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Malcolm McDowell plays a World War I air ace, in charge of the elite 76 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. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Malcolm McDowell
UK
Best movies:
A Clockwork Orange (1971)
O Lucky Man! (1973)
The Raging Moon (1971)
Christopher Plummer
Canada
Best movies:
A Beautiful Mind (2001)
My Brother Tom (1986) (TV movie)
12 Monkeys (1995)
Simon Ward
UK
Best movies:
The Three Musketeers (1973)
The Four Musketeers (1974)
Aces High (1976)
Peter Firth
UK
Best movies:
Hawking (2004) (TV movie)
The Greatest Game Ever Played (2005)
Brother Sun, Sister Moon (1972)
John Gielgud
UK
Best movies:
L'Homme éléphant (1980)
Gandhi (1982)
The Scarlet and the Black (1983) (TV movie)
Trevor Howard
UK
Best movies:
Producers' Showcase (1954) (series)
Gandhi (1982)
Brief Encounter (1945)
Richard Johnson
UK
Best movies:
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas (2008)
Lady Jane (1986)
A Man for All Seasons (1988) (TV movie)
Ray Milland
UK
Best movies:
Dial M for Murder (1954)
The Lost Weekend (1945)
Love Story (1970)
Gilles Béhat
France
Best movies:
Aces High (1976)
The Suburbs Are Everywhere (1973)
That's Show Business (1975)
Tim Pigott-Smith
UK
Best movies:
Bloody Sunday (2002)
The Remains of the Day (1993)
Clash of the Titans (1981)
Jacques Maury
Belgium
Best movies:
Love and Death (1975)
Aces High (1976)
Une robe noire pour un tueur (1981)
Penny Irving
UK
Best movies:
Aces High (1976)
It's Not the Size That Counts (1974)
Old Dracula (1974)
David Wood
UK
John Serret
France
Best movies:
Aces High (1976)
Taste of Fear (1961)
I Was a Male War Bride (1949)
David Daker
UK
Best movies:
O Lucky Man! (1973)
Holocaust (1978) (series)
Aces High (1976)
Barry Jackson
UK
Best movies:
Barry Lyndon (1975)
Ryan's Daughter (1970)
Aces High (1976)
Christopher Blake
UK
Best movies:
Aces High (1976)
Hennessy (1975)
To Be the Best (1992) (TV movie)
Judy Buxton
UK
Best movies:
Aces High (1976)
Get Real (1998)
The Big Sleep (1978)
Colin Rix
UK
Best movies:
The Medusa Touch (1978)
Aces High (1976)
Henry VIII and His Six Wives (1972)
Pascale Christophe
Best movies:
Aces High (1976)
Piaf: The Early Years (1974)
Goto, Island of Love (1968)