---
title: 'Aces High (1976)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Jack Gold'
released: '1976-05-17'
runtime_minutes: 111
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'War'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
  - 'France'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/aces-high-1976'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0075627/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Aces High (1976)

1976 · 111 min · Drama, War · United Kingdom, France


## Synopsis

Aces High is a 1976 war film directed by Jack Gold, starring Malcolm McDowell, Peter Firth, Christopher Plummer and Simon Ward. An Anglo-French production, the film is based on the 1928 play Journey's End by R. C. Sherriff, with additional material from fighter ace Cecil Lewis's memoir, Sagittarius Rising. The screenplay was written by Howard Barker.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Jack Gold](https://cinepixo.com/people/jack-gold)
- **Screenplay:** [Howard Barker](https://cinepixo.com/people/howard-barker)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Richard Hartley](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-hartley)
- **Producer:** [Jacques Roitfeld](https://cinepixo.com/people/jacques-roitfeld)
- **Director of Photography:** [Gerry Fisher](https://cinepixo.com/people/gerry-fisher)
- **Editor:** [Anne V. Coates](https://cinepixo.com/people/anne-v-coates)

## Cast

- [David Wood](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-wood)
- [Peter Firth](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-firth)
- [Richard Johnson](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-johnson)
- [Ray Milland](https://cinepixo.com/people/ray-milland)
- [Barry Jackson](https://cinepixo.com/people/barry-jackson)
- [Christopher Plummer](https://cinepixo.com/people/christopher-plummer)
- [Jacques Maury](https://cinepixo.com/people/jacques-maury-2)
- [Gilles Béhat](https://cinepixo.com/people/gilles-behat)
- [Tim Pigott-Smith](https://cinepixo.com/people/tim-pigott-smith)
- [Trevor Howard](https://cinepixo.com/people/trevor-howard)
- [John Gielgud](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-gielgud)
- [Malcolm McDowell](https://cinepixo.com/people/malcolm-mcdowell)
- [Simon Ward](https://cinepixo.com/people/simon-ward)

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