Ace of Aces

– In this action comedy the French boxer Jo Cavalier is charmed on the train to Berlin for the Olympic..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
6.60 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 40 Minutes
Release Year:
1982
Original Name:
L'As des as
Ace of Aces (1982) - Also known as L'As des as

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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Ace of Aces (1982) - Trailer

Release Date:

27 Oct 1982

Language:

German, French

Director:

Gérard Oury

Writer:

Gérard Oury, Danièle Thompson

Main Actors:

Jean-Paul Belmondo, Marie-France Pisier, Rachid Ferrache, Frank Hoffmann

Plot:

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.

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
6.6/10