Aces High

WWI drama. A naive young officer is sent to a Royal Flying Corps squadron in France commanded by his schoolboy hero. But the war has taken its toll., Strong anti-war drama, set during the First World War, about a newly commissioned Royal Flying Corps officer who is posted to a squadron in France commanded by his former public-school house captain. He finds that his former idol has become brutally disillusioned, barely holding his ragged nerves together with alcohol., World War I film which portrays the insensitivity of the higher ups sending the fighting men off to their deaths. McDowell leads the 76 Squadron of pilots as they do battle in the air with the enemy. Young pilot Firth finds life on the battlefield a terrifying place., Dogfight footage enhances this tale of an English flight squadron in World War I. Malcolm McDowell, Christopher Plummer, Simon Ward, Peter Firth, John Gielgud, Trevor Howard, Richard Johnson, Ray Milland. Thompson: David Wood. Bennett: David Daker. Wade: Elliott Cooper. Based on R.C. Sherriff’s play “Journey’s End.” Directed by Jack Gold., The tale of an English flight squadron in World War I., The story of a group of British Air Force pilots who take to the skies during World War 1 knowing that their chances of returning to base are very slim., First World War drama. It’s 1917 and naive young officer Stephen Croft is posted to the Royal Flying Corps squadron in France, where he’s commanded by his schoolboy hero Major John Gresham. But he finds Gresham is now drinking heavily in an attempt to steady nerves that have been shot to pieces by the remorseless loss of his pilots to the hostilities. The film’s central anti-war theme rings loud and strong, and the aerial combat sequences provide a realistic combination of thrill and horror. With Christopher Plummer and John Gielgud. Directed by Jack Gold., Strong anti-war drama, set during the First World War, about a newly commissioned Royal Flying Corps officer who is posted to a squadron in France commanded by his former public-school house captain. He finds that his former idol has become brutally disillusioned, barely holding his ragged nerves together with alcohol. Adapted from R C Sherriff’s classic play Journey’s End.