Ace of Aces (1982)

6.696 minDirector: Gérard Oury

1982 French film

L'as des as (The Ace of Aces; alternate English title: The Super Ace) is a 1982 French-German action comedy film starring Jean-Paul Belmondo and directed by Gérard Oury.

The Ace of Aces was a huge public success, reaching five and a half million spectators in France, which was the second best box office (after The Brain) for Jean-Paul Belmondo.

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What is Ace of Aces about?
Ace of Aces (1982) — 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 o
Is Ace of Aces based on a true story?
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Is Ace of Aces scary?
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