Aces High (1976)

Director: Jack Gold

Writer: Cecil Lewis, Howard Barker, R.C. Sherriff

Cast: Malcolm McDowell, Christopher Plummer, Simon Ward, Peter Firth, David Wood

Synopsis: A naive young officer straight from school arrives on the Western front to fight the air war against the Germans. However, the life expectancy of green pilots was not very long. This moving war drama speaks of the futility of war, focusing here on the needless deaths of young pilots, and all the while features stunning aerial photography.