The Great Waldo Pepper (1975)
- Starring:
- Robert Redford, Bo Svenson, (more)
- Director(s):
- George Roy Hill
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG
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Robert Redford plays Waldo Pepper, a former World War I pilot who exaggerates his accomplishments in order to impress the rabble. After a brief rivalry with air-show entrepreneur Axel Olsson (Bo Svenson), Pepper teams with Axel to barnstorm all over the Midwest; later, after a series of unexpected (and calamitous) events, Pepper gets a job as a movie stunt pilot. On the set, he meets the film's technical advisor: former German ace Ernst Kessler (Bo Brundin), a man whom Pepper has been claiming falsely to have fought during the war, thereby advancing his own reputation. He is as disillusioned with civilian life as Pepper is, and ignoring the entreaties of the film's director, stages a genuine dogfight (sans live ammo) with his old "opponent." The Great Waldo Pepper represented the third filmic collaboration between star Robert Redford and director George Roy Hill. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Complete Cast:
- Robert Redford - Waldo Pepper
- Bo Brundin - Ernst Kessler
- Geoffrey Lewis - Newt
- Roderick Cook - Director Werfel
- Margot Kidder - Maude
- Joe Billings - Policeman
- John Reilly - Western Star
- Philip Bruns - Dillhoefer
- Jack Manning - Director Spanish Set
- Bo Svenson - Axel Olsson
- Susan Sarandon - Mary Beth
- Edward Herrmann - Ezra Stiles
- Kelly Jean Peters - Patsy
- Scott Newman - Duke
- John A. Zee - Director Western Set
- Greg Martin - Assistant Director
- James Harrell - Farmer
- Lawrence Casey - German Star
- Director(s):
- George Roy Hill
- Writer(s):
- William Goldman
- Producer(s):
- George Roy Hill, Robert L. Crawford
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG(Adult Language, Questionable for Children, Adult Situations)
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