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