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The Great Waldo Pepper

6.4

Released March 13, 1975Runtime 1h 48min

The second greatest flyer in the world.

A biplane pilot who had missed flying in WWI takes up barnstorming and later a movie career in his quest for the glory he had missed.

Genres

Adventure

Drama

Production Companies

Universal Pictures

Production Countries

United States of America

Finances

Budget: $5,000,000
Revenue: $20,642,922
Profit/Loss: $15,642,922

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Cast

Robert RedfordWaldo Pepper

Bo SvensonAxel Olsson

Bo BrundinErnst Kessler

Susan SarandonMary Beth

Geoffrey LewisNewt

Edward HerrmannEzra Stiles

Philip BrunsDilhoefer

Roderick CookWerfel

Kelly Jean PetersPatsy

Margot KidderMaude

Scott NewmanDuke

James S. ApplebyAce

Patrick W. Henderson Jr.Scooter

James N. HarrellFarmer

Elma AicklenFarmer's Wife

Deborah KnappFarmer's Daughter

John A. ZeeDirector, Western Set

John ReillyWestern Star

Jack ManningDirector, Spanish Set

Joe BillingsPoliceman

Lawrence P. CaseyGerman Star

Greg MartinAssistant Director

Greg BransomCarnival Specrator (uncredited)

Marilyn BurnsSpectator (uncredited)

A.L. CampFarmer (uncredited)

Harvey ChristiansenFarmer in Crowd (uncredited)

William CreamerCountry Man in Restaurant (uncredited)

Kenny E. Bishop(uncredited)

Cheryl DowneyMinor Role (uncredited)

Inge ErvingCity Woman in Restaurant (uncredited)

Todd EzellCarny Barker (uncredited)

John GuttmanPoth Farmer #2 (uncredited)

Robert S. HolmanFarmer at Fence #1 (uncredited)

Elsie JulianCountry Woman in Restaurant (uncredited)

R.C. KeeneAir show attendee (uncredited)

Patrick G. KoerberMan in Crowd (uncredited)

Ruby LeonardRuby (uncredited)

James Patrick LockettBoy from Poth (uncredited)

Richard A. MeyerPoth Farmer #1 (uncredited)

Steve MoriartyAirport Mechanic (uncredited)

Wayne Nowotny(uncredited)

Harold OfferCity Man in Restaurant (uncredited)

Murray PollackDoctor (uncredited)

James RosboroughFarmer at Fence #2 (uncredited)

Art SchollRed Baron (uncredited)

George W. SmythLittle Falls Farmer (uncredited)

Robert W. WinnTheater Manager (uncredited)

Crew

George Roy HillDirector

Cheryl DowneyAssistant Director

Scott U. AdamAssistant Director

Ray Gosnell Jr.First Assistant Director

Jerry BallewSecond Assistant Director

Charlsie BryantScript Supervisor

George Roy HillStory

William GoldmanWriter

Lloyd AndersonUnit Production Manager

George Roy HillProducer

Robert Crawford Jr.Associate Producer

Henry ManciniMusic

Robert SurteesDirector of Photography

Dennis C. SalcedoSound Recordist

Bob HarrisStunts

Ronald PierceSound

Erik CordStunts

'Wild' Bill MockStunts

Audrey SaundersStunts

Dean SmithStunts

Robert J. MillerSound

Bruce WolkeSpecial Effects

Mickey GilbertStunts

John MoioStunts

Fred C. Blau Jr.Makeup Artist

Melvin M. Metcalfe Sr.Sound Mixer

Lorraine RobersonHairdresser

John KazianStunts

Paul StaderStunts

Buff BradyStunts

James S. ApplebyStunts

Frank L. PineStunts

Art SchollStunts

Howard CurtisStunts

Ben McMahanEffects Supervisor

Edward T. ClahanStunts

Buddy Van HornStunts

Gary LiddiardMakeup Artist

Henry BumsteadArt Direction

Bernie PollackCostume Supervisor

Peter BerkosSupervising Sound Editor

Roger SwordSound Editor

Charles W. ShortCamera Operator

Edith HeadCostume Design

James W. PayneSet Decoration

William ReynoldsEditor

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Reviews

by Patrick E. Abe

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 aviatio...

**_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-ag...