Ace of Aces

Ace of Aces

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Release Date

10/27/1982

Runtime

100 mins

Overview

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.

Status

Released

Original Language

French

Budget

-

Revenue

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A swashbuckling adventure that mixes charm and danger as a boxer's Olympic dreams collide with his conscience in Nazi Germany. It's a thrilling, lighthearted romp with real stakes.

Mood

PlayfulExhilaratingBittersweet

Themes

RedemptionFriendshipSurvivalJustice

Tone

Earnest

Pacing

Brisk

Look

NaturalisticHandheld

Structure

Linear

Heads up

Racial violence

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