"A biplane pilot who had missed flying in WWI takes up barnstorming and later a movie career in his quest for the glory he had missed."
Robert Redford
as Waldo Pepper
Bo Svenson
as Axel Olsson
Bo Brundin
as Ernst Kessler
Susan Sarandon
as Mary Beth
Geoffrey Lewis
as Newt
Edward Herrmann
as Ezra Stiles
Philip Bruns
as Dilhoefer
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
Lawrence P. Casey
as German Star
Greg Martin
as Assistant Director
Greg Bransom
as Carnival Specrator (uncredited)
Marilyn Burns
as Spectator (uncredited)
A.L. Camp
as Farmer (uncredited)
Harvey Christiansen
as Farmer in Crowd (uncredited)
William Creamer
as Country Man in Restaurant (uncredited)
Kenny E. Bishop
as (uncredited)
Cheryl Downey
as Minor Role (uncredited)
Inge Erving
as City Woman in Restaurant (uncredited)
Todd Ezell
as Carny Barker (uncredited)
John Guttman
as Poth Farmer #2 (uncredited)
Robert S. Holman
as Farmer at Fence #1 (uncredited)
Elsie Julian
as Country Woman in Restaurant (uncredited)
R.C. Keene
as Air show attendee (uncredited)
Patrick G. Koerber
as Man in Crowd (uncredited)
Ruby Leonard
as Ruby (uncredited)
James Patrick Lockett
as Boy from Poth (uncredited)
Richard A. Meyer
as Poth Farmer #1 (uncredited)
Steve Moriarty
as Airport Mechanic (uncredited)
Wayne Nowotny
Harold Offer
as City Man in Restaurant (uncredited)
Murray Pollack
as Doctor (uncredited)
James Rosborough
as Farmer at Fence #2 (uncredited)
Art Scholl
as Red Baron (uncredited)
George W. Smyth
as Little Falls Farmer (uncredited)
Robert W. Winn
as Theater Manager (uncredited)
George Roy Hill
Director
Henry Mancini
Music
Robert Surtees
Director of Photography
Dennis C. Salcedo
Sound Recordist
Bob Harris
Stunts
Ronald Pierce
Sound
Erik Cord
'Wild' Bill Mock
Audrey Saunders
Dean Smith
Robert J. Miller
Bruce Wolke
Special Effects
Mickey Gilbert
John Moio
Fred C. Blau Jr.
Makeup Artist
Melvin M. Metcalfe Sr.
Sound Mixer
Lorraine Roberson
Hairdresser
John Kazian
Paul Stader
Buff Brady
Assistant Director
Scott U. Adam
Frank L. Pine
Howard Curtis
Ben McMahan
Effects Supervisor
Edward T. Clahan
Story
William Goldman
Writer
Buddy Van Horn
Gary Liddiard
Lloyd Anderson
Unit Production Manager
Henry Bumstead
Art Direction
Ray Gosnell Jr.
First Assistant Director
Bernie Pollack
Costume Supervisor
Jerry Ballew
Second Assistant Director
Peter Berkos
Supervising Sound Editor
Roger Sword
Sound Editor
Charles W. Short
Camera Operator
Producer
Charlsie Bryant
Script Supervisor
Edith Head
Costume Design
Robert Crawford Jr.
Associate Producer
James W. Payne
Set Decoration
William Reynolds
Editor