Aces: A Story of the First Air War

Aces: A Story of the First Air War
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Directed byRaoul Fox
Written byGeorge Pearson
Produced byGeorge Pearson
Narrated byBill McNeil
George Pearson
CinematographySavas Kalogeras
Edited byRaoul Fox
Music byLarry Crosley
Production
company
Distributed byNational Film Board of Canada
Release date
  • 1993 (1993)
Running time
93 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

Aces: A Story of the First Air War (Les As du ciel - Chronique de la première guerre des airs for a French-language version) is a 92-minute 1993 Canadian historical drama film directed by Raoul Fox and produced by the National Film Board of Canada (NFB). The film chronicles the career of a fictional Canadian aviator during the First World War. From his commissioning in 1914, he becomes an observer and then wins his wings as a fighter pilot, and by 1918, is involved in the deadly air combat over the front lines.[1]