The Great Waldo Pepper
The second greatest flyer in the world.
PG 1975 · 108 min · ★ 6.5 · Adventure, Drama
A biplane pilot and WWI veteran takes up barnstorming and later a movie career in his quest for the glory days he misses.
Directed by George Roy Hill · Written by George Roy Hill
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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 - J James S. Appleby Ace
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