The Great Waldo Pepper

1975

The Great Waldo Pepper (1975)

TOMATOMETER

71%

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AUDIENCE SCORE

56%

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Former WWI pilot Waldo Pepper works in an air show. After losing his performance permit, he gets a job as a movie stunt pilot. On the set, he meets a former German ace. The film ends with both men proving to themselves what they'd failed to prove during the war.

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Cast

Robert Redford
as Waldo Pepper
Bo Svenson
as Axel Olsson
Susan Sarandon
as Mary Beth
Bo Brundin
as Ernst Kessler
Geoffrey Lewis
as Newt
Edward Herrmann
as Ezra Stiles
Philip Bruns
as Dillhoefer
Roderick Cook
as Werfel
Kelly Jean Peters
as Patsy
Margot Kidder
as Maude
Scott Newman
as Duke
James S. Appleby
as Ace
Patrick W. Henderson Jr.
as Scooter
James N. Harrell
as Farmer
Elma Aicklen
as Farmer's Wife
Deborah Knapp
as Farmer's Daughter
John A. Zee
as Director Western Set
John Reilly
as Western Star
Jack Manning
as Director Spanish Set
Joe Billings
as Policeman
Robert W. Winn
as Theater Manager
Lawrence P. Casey
as German Star
Greg Martin
as Assistant Director
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Critic Reviews for The Great Waldo Pepper

All Critics (7) | Top Critics (1)

Great aerial stunts, good period atmosphere, and compelling story with Redford in good form.

Apr 20, 2007 | Rating: 4/5
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Audience Reviews for The Great Waldo Pepper

½

The airplane stunts in this movie are exciting, and the drama in the movie is pretty good, and it's kind of sad too. I hated the end, though. This movie was good, but it could have been better.

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