Aces High (1976 film)

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Aces High is a 1976 British war drama film depicting the psychological and physical toll of World War I aerial combat on Royal Flying Corps pilots.

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instanceOf film
basedOn Journey's End
basedOnWorkBy R. C. Sherriff
cinematographyBy Ousama Rawi
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
countryOfSetting France
depicts Royal Flying Corps
aerial combat
psychological effects of war
director Jack Gold
distributedBy EMI Films
editedBy John Shirley
eraOfRelease 1970s British cinema
genre World War I film
war drama
hasFilmFormat feature film
hasSubject military aviation
trench warfare impact on airmen
inspiredBy Sagittarius Rising
inspiredByWorkBy Cecil Lewis
mainCharacter Croft
Gresham
musicBy Roy Budd
narrativeFocus psychological and physical toll of aerial combat
originalLanguage English
portrays disillusionment with war
high casualty rate among pilots
mentor–protégé relationship between pilots
stress of continuous combat missions
producer Benjamin Fisz
linked to: S. Benjamin Fisz
productionCompany Fisz Productions Limited
releaseYear 1976
runtimeMinutes 114
screenwriter Howard Barker
setIn Royal Flying Corps squadron
stars Christopher Plummer
John Gielgud
Malcolm McDowell
Peter Firth
Simon Ward
Trevor Howard
timePeriodOfSetting World War I

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EMI Films notableWork Aces High (1976 film)