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The Great Waldo Pepper
Year:
Duration:
107 min
Genres:
Adventure | Drama
IMDB rate:
6.6
Director:
George Roy Hill
Details
Country: USA
Release Date: 1975-03-13
Filming Locations: Elgin, Texas, USA
Earnings
Gross: $20,642,922 (USA) Copyright Holder © 1975 Universal Pictures Related Links
Cast
Actor
Character
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
Dillhoefer
Roderick Cook
Werfel
Kelly Jean Peters
Patsy
Scott Newman
Duke
James S. Appleby
Ace
Patrick W. Henderson Jr.
Scooter
James N. Harrell
Farmer (as James Harrell)
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 (as Lawrence Casey)
Greg Martin
Assistant Director
Kenny E. Bishop
(uncredited)
A.L. Camp
Farmer (uncredited)
Harvey Christiansen
Farmer in Crowd (uncredited)
William Creamer
Country Man in Restaurant (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)
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
George W. Smyth
Little Falls Farmer (uncredited)
Robert W. Winn
Theater Manager (uncredited)
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Trivia
Some movie posters for this film featured a long text preamble that read: "The Second Greatest Flyer in the World. The war was over - and the world's greatest flyers had never met in combat. But Waldo was going to change all that - even if it killed him".
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In keeping with the film's aviation theme, the pictured opened with the old black-and-white Universal Pictures logo presentation, which features an old early 20th Century plane flying around the orbit of the planet earth.
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When Axel Olson (Bo Svenson) crashes in a water-pond after Waldo (Robert Redford) has caused his wheels to fall off, his Curtiss JN4 "Jenny" has transformed to a disguised De Havilland 82 "Tiger Moth".
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Goofs
A modern power line tower can be seen during the dogfight sequence between Waldo and Ernst.
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When Waldo Pepper walks out on the wing to practice his first wing walk, the shadow of the camera can be seen on the plane.
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(at around 1 min) When Axel is flying over a town with Mary Beth out on the wing of the plane, there are many modern cars visible on the towns' streets.
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Quotes
Dillhoefer: Now, here's what we do. We put her up on the wing...
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Ezra Stiles: It's gonna be a monoplane.
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Axel Olsson: Guess who's still alive... ME!
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Photos from cast
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