The Great Waldo Pepper

The Great Waldo Pepper is a 1975 American drama film directed, produced, and co-written by George Roy Hill, starring Robert Redford.

Plot
Aerial tale set in the 1920s about a traveling aviator (Robert Redford) whose exaggerations look set to be discovered when he begins work on a film with a pilot (Bo Svenson) 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, which culminates in a spectacular dogfight.

Cast

 * Robert Redford as Waldo Pepper
 * Bo Svenson as Axel Olsson
 * Bo Brundin as Ernst Kessler
 * Susan Sarandon as Mary Beth
 * Geoffrey Lewis as Newt Potts
 * Edward Herrmann as Ezra Stiles
 * Philip Bruns as Doc Dillhoefer
 * Roderick Cook as Werfel
 * Kelly Jean Peters as Patsy
 * Margot Kidder as Maude
 * Roderick Cook as Werfel
 * Scott Newman as Duke
 * James S. Appleby as Ace
 * Patrick W. Henderson as Scooter