The Great Waldo Pepper
Directed by	George Roy Hill
Written by	William Goldman, George Roy Hill
Starring	Robert Redford, Bo Svenson, Susan Sarandon
Release date(s)	1975
Running time	107 min.
Language	English
IMDb profile

The Great Waldo Pepper (1975) tells the story of a biplane pilot (Robert Redford) who missed out on the glory of combat in World War I after being assigned as a flight instructor instead. As the film opens, the war is over and Waldo has taken up barnstorming to make a living. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 385 × 599 pixelsFull resolution (465 × 723 pixel, file size: 113 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Poster for The Great Waldo Pepper This image is of a poster, and the copyright for it is most likely owned by either the publisher or... George Roy Hill (December 20, 1922 – December 27, 2002) was an American film director. ... William Goldman (born August 12, 1931) is an American novelist, playwright and two-time Academy Award-winning screenwriter. ... George Roy Hill (December 20, 1922 – December 27, 2002) was an American film director. ... Robert Redford (born Charles Robert Redford, Jr. ... Bo Svenson (born 13 February 1944 is a Swedish actor, working in the US. Selected filmography Kill Bill, Vol. ... Susan Sarandon (born October 4, 1946) is an Academy Award-winning American actress. ... Year 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... Year 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Hs123 biplane. ... For other uses, see Aviator (disambiguation). ... Robert Redford (born Charles Robert Redford, Jr. ... “The Great War ” redirects here. ... Barnstorming was a popular form of entertainment in the 1920s in which stunt pilots would perform tricks with airplanes, often in groups as a flying circus. ...

He soon tangles with a rival barnstormer, portrayed by actor Bo Svenson. The two cross paths again quickly, and eventually both wind up flying for the same employer, Dillhoefer (Philip Bruns), who owns a traveling air show. The story focuses on the exploits of the air show pilots both in the air and on the ground. In an effort to attract bigger crowds to his shows, Dillhoefer introduces several young ladies to the show including Mary Beth (Susan Sarandon) and Patsy (Kelly Jean Peters). As the air show moves from town to town, and the crew practices new stunts, they experience problems, errors, crashes, and an incident while training for a wingwalking stunt (it is notable that Robert Redford performed his own wing-walking stunts in the film). After the incident, the air show is grounded by a Federal aviation inspector, a man from Waldo's past named Newt (Geoffrey Lewis (actor)). Waldo ultimately loses his pilot's license (but this doesn't stop him from flying for very long). Bo Svenson (born 13 February 1944 is a Swedish actor, working in the US. Selected filmography Kill Bill, Vol. ... Philip Bruns (born May 2, 1931) is an American actor. ... Susan Sarandon (born October 4, 1946) is an Academy Award-winning American actress. ... Geoffrey Lewis (born July 31, 1935) is an American character actor who has been popular since the early 1970s, often featured in offbeat roles. ...

Waldo hears about an opportunity to fly stunts for the movie industry in Hollywood, California. This is his chance to fulfill his lifelong quest for the glory that had escaped him. He eventually gets a chance to prove himself in a film depicting the dog fights from the Great War. Waldo's antagonist throughout the story, the German air ace Ernst Kessler, is based on the real ace and stunt flier Ernst Udet. Pilot Frank Tallman provided the magnificent flying sequences, using actual planes - not models. ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Largest metro area Greater Los Angeles Area  Ranked 3rd  - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 km²)  - Width 250 miles (400 km)  - Length 770 miles (1,240 km)  - % water 4. ... Dog fight is a common term used to describe close-range aerial combat between military aircraft. ... Ernst Udet (April 26, 1896 – November 17, 1941) was the second-highest scoring German flying ace of World War I. He was one of the youngest aces and was the highest scoring German ace to survive the war (at the age of 22). ... Frank Gifford Tallman (b. ...

This movie was filmed in Elgin, Texas Elgin, Moray (Scottish Gaelic: ) is a royal burgh and a former parliamentary burgh in Moray, Scotland. ... Official language(s) No official language See languages of Texas Capital Austin Largest city Houston Largest metro area Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington Area  Ranked 2nd  - Total 261,797 sq mi (678,051 km²)  - Width 773 miles (1,244 km)  - Length 790 miles (1,270 km)  - % water 2. ...

The Cast also includes:

Edward Herrmann as Ezra Styles Edward Herrmann (born July 21, 1943) is an American television and film actor. ...

Bo Brundin as Ernst Kessler

Margot Kidder as Maude Margot Kidder (born October 17, 1948) is a Canadian-American film and television actress who achieved fame playing Lois Lane in the Superman movies of the 1970s and 1980s. ...

External links:

• The Great Waldo Pepper (1975) at the Internet Movie Database

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