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Ace of Aces

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1982 | 100 min | Adventure, Comedy

Weeknight Watch

Why it’s a Weeknight Watch

With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
Made for anyone who wants a laugh and adventure fans. If you loved Major League or Bull Durham, start here.
The mood
Light and funny.
The pace
Breezy, at 1 hr 40 min.
What might put you off
It's in French, so expect subtitles (or a dub).

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.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsNot counted

    Not enough reviews on record yet

  • AudiencesSolid

    7.1 out of 10

  • AwardsNot counted

    No major awards or nominations

  • Box office & staying powerBelow par

    $41 million worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release

  • Buzz & cultural impactWeak

    About 9K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Gérard Oury

  • Jean-Paul BelmondoJo Cavalier
  • Marie-France PisierGaby Delcourt
  • Rachid FerracheSimon Rosenblum
  • Frank HoffmannGunther von Beckman
  • Günter MeisnerAdolf Hitler / Angela Hitler
  • Benno SterzenbachMajor Aschbach, Gestapo officer
  • Yves PignotLucien
  • Florent PagnyBoxer
  • Sonja TuchmannSarah Rosenblum
  • Stéphane FerraraMicholo, boxer