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Ace of Aces (1982)

Genre : Adventure, Comedy

Runtime : 1H 40M

Director : Gérard Oury

Synopsis

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.

Actors

Jean-Paul Belmondo
Jean-Paul Belmondo
Jo Cavalier
Marie-France Pisier
Marie-France Pisier
Gaby Delcourt
Rachid Ferrache
Rachid Ferrache
Simon Rosenblum
Frank Hoffmann
Frank Hoffmann
Gunther von Beckman
Günter Meisner
Günter Meisner
Adolf Hitler / Angela Hitler
Benno Sterzenbach
Benno Sterzenbach
Major Aschbach, Gestapo officer
Yves Pignot
Yves Pignot
Lucien
Florent Pagny
Florent Pagny
Boxer
Sonja Tuchmann
Sonja Tuchmann
Sarah Rosenblum
Stéphane Ferrara
Stéphane Ferrara
Micholo, boxer
Jean-Roger Milo
Jean-Roger Milo
Emile
Maurice Auzel
Maurice Auzel
Boxing trainer
Michael Gahr
Michael Gahr
Brückner, Hitler's adjutant
Martin Umbach
Martin Umbach
Lazare Rosenblum
Claus Fuchs
Claus Fuchs
Dieter
Christoph Lindert
Christoph Lindert
Mr. Hammel
Hans Wyprächtiger
Hans Wyprächtiger
Oberleutnant 'Grandpa' Rosenblum
Peter Bonke
Peter Bonke
Gerd Roman Frosch
Gerd Roman Frosch
David Gabison
David Gabison
Tamara Kafka
Tamara Kafka
Marc Lamole
Marc Lamole
Jacqueline Noëlle
Jacqueline Noëlle
Pierre Semmler
Pierre Semmler
Adolf Hitler
Adolf Hitler
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Jesse Owens
Jesse Owens
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Crews

Gérard Oury
Gérard Oury
Director
Xaver Schwarzenberger
Xaver Schwarzenberger
Director of Photography
Vladimir Cosma
Vladimir Cosma
Original Music Composer
Gérard Oury
Gérard Oury
Writer
Danièle Thompson
Danièle Thompson
Writer
Albert Jurgenson
Albert Jurgenson
Editor
Jean-Paul Belmondo
Jean-Paul Belmondo
Producer
Alain Poiré
Alain Poiré
Producer
Horst Wendlandt
Horst Wendlandt
Producer
Thomas Schühly
Thomas Schühly
Executive Producer
Rolf Zehetbauer
Rolf Zehetbauer
Production Design
Sabine Schroth
Sabine Schroth
Casting
Marc Frédérix
Marc Frédérix
Set Decoration
Herbert Strabel
Herbert Strabel
Set Decoration
Jacques Fonteray
Jacques Fonteray
Costume Design
Alain Sempé
Alain Sempé
Sound

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