|  | Director: George Roy Hill
Actors: Robert Redford, Bo Svenson, Bo Brundin, Susan Sarandon, Geoffrey Lewis
Studio: Universal Studios
List Price: $14.98
Buy Used: $1.99
You Save: $12.99 (87%)
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Rating:  23 reviews
Sales Rank: 4943
Format: Color, Ntsc
Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Media: VHS Tape
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 108 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 7.3 x 4.2 x 1.1
ISBN: 6300181669
UPC: 096895505430
EAN: 9786300181663
ASIN: 6300181669
Theatrical Release Date: March 13, 1975
Release Date: April 23, 1992
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Shipping: Expedited shipping available
Condition: truly acceptable copy, this is a previous rental, NO original box is included, vhs still plays fine, thanks
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 A Magical Movie Gets Shoddy DVD Treatment September 30, 2006
A. Bohnslav (Washington, D.C.)
11 out of 12 found this review helpful
I'm not going to re-review this movie because the almost universal raves say it all. The true tragedy is that this magical movie's exceptional flying sequences are muddled in this terrible full screen transfer. Watching this in full screen is like watching Lawrence of Arabia or Dr. Zhivago in full screen ... pointless. Please give this movie a new widescreen transfer ... it more than deserves it.
Great Waldo Pepper - a must see November 6, 2003
Kenneth W. Kassen (Shawnee, KS)
8 out of 9 found this review helpful
This movie is a winner. For History buffs, it will take you down "memory lane" or show you how it was during the great barnstorming era. Robert Redford is the Great Waldo Pepper, a World War I "flying ace," who never saw combat because of his value as an instructor, thus he missed the actual fighting. He yearns for the chance to use his skills in combat against Germany's ace, von Kessler. Coincidently, Kessler is in America and it so happens he flys action scenes for a movie company, based on his life as a fighter pilot. Pepper befriends Kessler on the movie set and both face each other in "actual combat." The finale is not only thrilling, but touching.
Buy it, see it, enjoy it.
My favorite movie of all time December 20, 1999
7 out of 8 found this review helpful
This is a lovestory about airplanes and flying, about a life in the sky. It is powerful, emotional, adventurous and above-all chivalrous. I watched it as a lad and then went on to make my life as a pilot in the world beyond the silver screen. This DVD takes me back to my beginnings.
 watch it? January 25, 2002
7 out of 10 found this review helpful
The issue under discussion is HEROISM, not adjustment to civilian life.Waldo Pepper is a hero who never had a chance to prove himself. He was NOT a WWI flying ace. He never went into combat. His conflict is not finding it hard to adjust to civilian life. His conflict is: As a pilot in WWI, he was kept behind in the US to train young pilots (hence the conflict between himself and Kessler - the 4 young pilots Kessler shot down were Pepper protiges). If he had been there, he might have saved their lives by killing Kessler earlier. This is the true meaning of the fight scene at the end. Waldo proves that he could have saved the lives of the 4 pilots if he had been in France.
Adventure, nostalgia...everything! June 17, 1999
5 out of 7 found this review helpful
I have seen The Great Waldo Pepper more times than I can remember and I think it is still the best film to show what a flyer's life was like back in the 20's. Great story, fantastic flying(no computer-generated images)and excellent acting make it one of my absolute favorites!
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