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65% Critic Match
The Great Waldo Pepper
“The second greatest flyer in the world.”
6.5 / 10• 1975• 1h 48m•PG• English
AdventureDrama
Storyline
A biplane pilot and WWI veteran takes up barnstorming and later a movie career in his quest for the glory days he misses.
Cast & Crew
Robert Redford
Waldo Pepper
Lead
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
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. George Roy Hill's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Great Waldo Pepper is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
