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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The Great Waldo Pepper
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
Robert Redford
Waldo Pepper
Bo Svenson
Axel Olsson
Bo Brundin
Ernst Kessler
Susan Sarandon
Mary Beth
Geoffrey Lewis
Newt
Edward Herrmann
Ezra Stiles
Philip Bruns
Dilhoefer
Roderick Cook
Werfel
Kelly Jean Peters
Patsy
Margot Kidder
Maude
Scott Newman
Duke
James S. Appleby
Ace
Patrick W. Henderson Jr.
Scooter
James N. Harrell
Farmer
Elma Aicklen
Farmer's Wife
Deborah Knapp
Farmer's Daughter
John A. Zee
Director, Western Set
John Reilly
Western Star
Jack Manning
Director, Spanish Set
Joe Billings
Policeman
Lawrence P. Casey
German Star
Greg Martin
Assistant Director
Greg Bransom
Carnival Specrator (uncredited)
Marilyn Burns
Spectator (uncredited)
A.L. Camp
Farmer (uncredited)
Harvey Christiansen
Farmer in Crowd (uncredited)
William Creamer
Country Man in Restaurant (uncredited)
Kenny E. Bishop
(uncredited)
Cheryl Downey
Minor Role (uncredited)
Inge Erving
City Woman in Restaurant (uncredited)
Todd Ezell
Carny Barker (uncredited)
John Guttman
Poth Farmer #2 (uncredited)
Robert S. Holman
Farmer at Fence #1 (uncredited)
Elsie Julian
Country Woman in Restaurant (uncredited)
R.C. Keene
Air show attendee (uncredited)
Patrick G. Koerber
Man in Crowd (uncredited)
Ruby Leonard
Ruby (uncredited)
James Patrick Lockett
Boy from Poth (uncredited)
Richard A. Meyer
Poth Farmer #1 (uncredited)
Steve Moriarty
Airport Mechanic (uncredited)
Wayne Nowotny
(uncredited)
Harold Offer
City Man in Restaurant (uncredited)
Murray Pollack
Doctor (uncredited)
James Rosborough
Farmer at Fence #2 (uncredited)
Art Scholl
Red Baron (uncredited)
George W. Smyth
Little Falls Farmer (uncredited)
Robert W. Winn
Theater Manager (uncredited)
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**_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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