Ace of Aces

Ace of Aces

Directed by Gérard Oury

Produced by Bavaria Film, Rialto Films

1982100 min7.1 / 10

A swashbuckling adventure-comedy where a French boxer's chance encounter with a Jewish boy leads him to abandon Olympic dreams and risk everything to save a family from Nazi persecution.

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.

Where to watch

Not available in United States — it streams in other countries.

Questions people ask

  • Does Ace of Aces end with hope? Yes. More hopeful than 81% of films.

  • Is Ace of Aces easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 67% of films.

  • Is Ace of Aces sad? Not especially. Less sad than 59% of films.

  • Is Ace of Aces violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Ace of Aces scary? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

63/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity46

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise71

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love72

How much audiences actually like it

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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