Aces High (1976) - Movie Review

Take to the skies in this classic movie review of Aces High! This 1976 World War One fighter pilot movie stars Malcolm McDowell, Christopher Plummer and Simon Ward. This classic war movie shows how the high casualty rate amongst the rookie pilots of the Royal Flying Corps puts an enormous strain on the survivors.

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October 1917. A few years behind him at Eton, Stephen Croft has always idolized John Gresham, who was once his house captain and who is dating his sister. When eligible, Croft enlisted with the Royal Flying Corps after Gresham did an enlistment drive at Eton a year earlier, and now a Second Lieutenant with only four hours of flying experience, pulled some strings for the open position with the 76 Squadron at a temporary field base in France under Gresham, a Major, as commanding officer and squadron leader. When he hears, "two weeks, that's how long you're lasting now," upon his arrival, Croft may not fully comprehend that that is the life expectancy of rookie pilots within the squadron. What Croft lacks in experience and skill, he makes up for in enthusiasm. During his time with the squadron, he will get a different perspective of both the war and Gresham, who not only did not want Croft there, but understands his own failings, he having turned to drink to cope with the horrors of war....

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