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The Great Waldo Pepper

The Great Waldo Pepper

6,5 /10 (99 Votes)
1975 EN 108 min

Overview

A biplane pilot and WWI veteran takes up barnstorming and later a movie career in his quest for the glory days he misses.

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Release date

13/03/1975

Votes

99

Popularity

2.1

The second greatest flyer in the world.

Genres

Status

Released

Language

EN

Runtime

108 min

Budget

$5,000,000

Revenue

$20,642,922

Robert Redford

Robert Redford

Waldo Pepper

Bo Svenson

Bo Svenson

Axel Olsson

Bo Brundin

Bo Brundin

Ernst Kessler

Susan Sarandon

Susan Sarandon

Mary Beth

Geoffrey Lewis

Geoffrey Lewis

Newt

Edward Herrmann

Edward Herrmann

Ezra Stiles

Philip Bruns

Philip Bruns

Dilhoefer

Roderick Cook

Roderick Cook

Werfel

Kelly Jean Peters

Kelly Jean Peters

Patsy

Margot Kidder

Margot Kidder

Maude

Scott Newman

Scott Newman

Duke

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James S. Appleby

Ace

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Patrick W. Henderson Jr.

Scooter

James N. Harrell

James N. Harrell

Farmer

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Elma Aicklen

Farmer's Wife

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Deborah Knapp

Farmer's Daughter

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John A. Zee

Director, Western Set

John Reilly

John Reilly

Western Star

Jack Manning

Jack Manning

Director, Spanish Set

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Joe Billings

Policeman

Lawrence P. Casey

Lawrence P. Casey

German Star

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Greg Martin

Assistant Director

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Greg Bransom

Carnival Specrator (uncredited)

Marilyn Burns

Marilyn Burns

Spectator (uncredited)

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A.L. Camp

Farmer (uncredited)

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Harvey Christiansen

Farmer in Crowd (uncredited)

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William Creamer

Country Man in Restaurant (uncredited)

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Kenny E. Bishop

(uncredited)

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Cheryl Downey

Minor Role (uncredited)

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Inge Erving

City Woman in Restaurant (uncredited)

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Todd Ezell

Carny Barker (uncredited)

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John Guttman

Poth Farmer #2 (uncredited)

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Robert S. Holman

Farmer at Fence #1 (uncredited)

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Elsie Julian

Country Woman in Restaurant (uncredited)

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R.C. Keene

Air show attendee (uncredited)

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Patrick G. Koerber

Man in Crowd (uncredited)

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Ruby Leonard

Ruby (uncredited)

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James Patrick Lockett

Boy from Poth (uncredited)

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Richard A. Meyer

Poth Farmer #1 (uncredited)

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Steve Moriarty

Airport Mechanic (uncredited)

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Wayne Nowotny

(uncredited)

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Harold Offer

City Man in Restaurant (uncredited)

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Murray Pollack

Doctor (uncredited)

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James Rosborough

Farmer at Fence #2 (uncredited)

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Art Scholl

Red Baron (uncredited)

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George W. Smyth

Little Falls Farmer (uncredited)

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Robert W. Winn

Theater Manager (uncredited)

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Patrick E. Abe

2016-09-21

⭐ 6

Former World War I pilot Waldo Pepper barnstorms across rural America, giving 5 minute rides to skeptical townsfolk. Clearly the people behind this project love aviation and capture the feel of the post-World-War-I era when "the sky's the limit" was literally true. The downside of early aviation is shown via the ups and downs of "Doc Dilhoefer's Flying Circus," where a novice wing walker freezes in place. The long arm of the FAA catches up to Waldo because "it's time that aviation got civilized." With limited opportunities after being grounded for life, Waldo finds salvation at the movies,…

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Wuchak

Wuchak

2024-09-28

⭐ 7

**_The daredevil barnstormers of the 1920s with Robert Redford and Bo Svenson_** Two former pilots of WW1 team-up to entertain people in middle America with increasingly risky aerial maneuvers. Susan Sarandon plays a woman who joins the team while Margot Kidder appears as the protagonist’s on-again, off-again girlfriend. Geoffrey Lewis is also on hand as an inspector of the newly formed Air Commerce. "The Great Waldo Pepper" (1975) is a tribute to the men & women who risked their lives to entertain people in ‘flying circuses’ in the ’20s through the early ’30s. By the time of this partic…

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