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6.6/10
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In World War I, the high casualty rate amongst the rookie pilots of the Royal Flying Corps puts an enormous strain on the survivors.In World War I, the high casualty rate amongst the rookie pilots of the Royal Flying Corps puts an enormous strain on the survivors.In World War I, the high casualty rate amongst the rookie pilots of the Royal Flying Corps puts an enormous strain on the survivors.
- Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
- 1 win & 2 nominations total
Gilles Béhat
- Beckenauer
- (as Gilles Behat)
- Director
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- TriviaMany of the actors playing pilots in this film were in their early thirties, however in reality most of the Royal Flying Corps pilots were aged 18-25. Only the 21-year-old Peter Firth was the right age.
- GoofsBecause of the use of disguised, more modern, inauthentic aircraft, most (with the exception of the mocked-up SE5s with their forward-facing radiators hiding the V8) are shown with radial, instead of, rotary engines, where the engine block rotates around a fixed crankshaft.
- Quotes
Mess Corporal Bennett: [as the pilots set off early in the morning on a dangerous mission] How many for breakfast? Any of them?
- Crazy creditsOpening credits prologue: England October 1916
- Alternate versionsSome DVD releases feature a shorter print which reduces the French restaurant scene and misses out shots of the officers looking at a slideshow of nude photographs. These appear to have been made by the distributor, as the film has never been cut by the BBFC.
- ConnectionsEdited into Blackadder Goes Forth: Private Plane (1989)
- SoundtracksUnder the Bridges of Paris
(Sous les Ponts de Paris)
(uncredited)
Music by Vincent Scotto
French lyrics by Jean Rodor
English lyrics by Dorcas Cochran
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Aces High - having never seen the movie before, but I had heard of it, I went ahead and bought it, expecting it to be good. It was! The dogfight scenes were very convincing, although stock footage from 'The Blue Max' was used in places, but only to add a sort of 'link' to the footage you saw in the movie. Stampe SV.4s made excellent substitutes for SE5As, but the Stearmans/Tiger Moths and Jungmeisters weren't exactly convincing. But hey, who cares? This is a top notch movie, with good performances and convincing setpieces. See it, enjoy it!
- darencogdon
- Mar 8, 2000
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- Schlacht in den Wolken
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- £1,250,000 (estimated)
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