Schlacht in den Wolken

Originaltitel: Aces High

1976
12
1 Std. 54 Min.

IMDb-BEWERTUNG

6,5/10

3200

IHRE BEWERTUNG

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1 Video

43 Fotos

Action Drama War

Im Ersten Weltkrieg stellt die hohe Unfallrate unter den Nachwuchspiloten des Royal Flying Corps eine enorme Belastung für die Überlebenden dar.Im Ersten Weltkrieg stellt die hohe Unfallrate unter den Nachwuchspiloten des Royal Flying Corps eine enorme Belastung für die Überlebenden dar.Im Ersten Weltkrieg stellt die hohe Unfallrate unter den Nachwuchspiloten des Royal Flying Corps eine enorme Belastung für die Überlebenden dar.

Siehe Produktionsinformationen bei IMDbPro

IMDb-BEWERTUNG

6,5/10

3200

IHRE BEWERTUNG

Siehe Produktionsinformationen bei IMDbPro

Nominiert für 1 BAFTA Award
- 1 Gewinn & 2 Nominierungen insgesamt

Wissenswertes
Many 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.

Patzer
Because 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.

Zitate
Mess Corporal Bennett: [as the pilots set off early in the morning on a dangerous mission] How many for breakfast? Any of them?

Crazy Credits
Opening credits prologue: England October 1916

Alternative Versionen
Some 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.

Verbindungen
Edited into Blackadder - Vierter Teil: Private Plane (1989)

Soundtracks
Under 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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Journeys End with WW1 planes

Ive seen this film about four times. A great film that didn't flinch from showing a class-ridden and brutal look at the reality of World War 1. Malcolm MacDowell was excellent as the Squadron Leader and Christopher Plummer was superb as the 'kindly uncle' figure who gave allowances and understanding to young pilots who were faced with the prospect of death every day on active duty.

World War One films are very hard to make , simply because the Director has to capture and expose the horror of a modern war in a period where the participants are caught in a mood of adventure and duty.Aces High demonstrates this fact entirely.

The film is based on the book Journeys End , and damn I missed it when it was on at the theatre , but hey. Anyway this film version is turned into the Play with Planes.

Anyway a great Film and brilliantly acted. I highly recommend this film to any war film buff , like myself.