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Ace of Aces
Ace of Aces

Ace of Aces

October 27, 1982
1h 40m
Adventure
Comedy
Critics
85/100
Story
82/100
Acting
88/100
Cinematography
90/100
Soundtrack
80/100

In this action comedy the French boxer Jo Cavalier is charmed on the train to Berlin for the Olympics in Hitler's Germany by the little boy Simon Rosenblum who asks his autograph; when it turns out his adorable young fan is a Jewish orphan in danger of persecution, he risks his one shot at Olympic glory to save Simon and his family, helped only by a German officer-gentleman who became his friend in World War I, by an adventurous escape to Switzerland, Nazi troops on their heals and braving impossible odds in roller coaster-style.

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Details

Director
Gérard Oury
Cast
Jean-Paul Belmondo, Marie-France Pisier, Rachid Ferrache, Frank Hoffmann, Günter Meisner, Benno Sterzenbach, Yves Pignot, Florent Pagny, Sonja Tuchmann, Stéphane Ferrara
Release Date
October 27, 1982
Production
Bavaria Film, Rialto Films, Gaumont International, Cerito Films, Gaumont

Rating Distribution

User Ratings

5 Stars65%
1235
4 Stars25%
475
3 Stars8%
152
2 Stars2%
38
1 Stars0%
0
Total: 1,900 ratings

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