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Sep 29, 2023 · Audiences aren’t conditioned to accept such an abrupt non-conclusion to a heroic rescue sequence. Hill doesn’t telegraph it, or even linger on the loss. A beloved character is right there in front of us until they aren’t anymore. It happens that fast, and The Great Waldo Pepper becomes an entirely different movie.
Sep 24, 2019 · This review is for the Shout Factory blu ray release of ‘The Great Waldo Pepper.’‘The Great Waldo Pepper’ (1975) is director George Roy Hill’s ode to the barnstorming era of aviation. It was a period that ran from the end of WWI to 1927, when Charles Lindbergh made his historic flight.
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The Great Waldo Pepper. A former World War I pilot barnstorms with his partner and dogfights a German ace in Hollywood. Drama 1975 1 hr 47 min. 67%.
Former World War I pilot Waldo Pepper barnstorms across rural America, giving 5 minute rides to skeptical townsfolk. Clearly the people behind this project love aviation and capture the feel of the post-World-War-I era when "the sky's the limit" was literally true.
Aug 3, 2010 · Eventually landing in Hollywood as a stunt pilot, Waldo finally meets up with the legendary German pilot Ernst Kessler (Bo Brundin) leading to a climatic airborne fight to the finish. Directed by George Roy Hill (The Sting), The Great Waldo Pepper is a high-flying adventure that showcases the pioneering days of aviation.]]>
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The Great Waldo Pepper. Aerial tale set in the 1920s about a travelling aviator whose exaggerations look set to be discovered when he begins work on a film with a pilot with whom he claims to have done battle. Having told colourful stories of wartime combat with the notorious German flying ace, the two men fortunately find a mutual respect ...
