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Ace Eli and Rodger of the Skies

Film · 1973

The story of Ace Eli Walford, a 1920s stunt flyer who barnstorms around the country, taking his eleven-year-old son Rodger with him as he goes from town to town. The place is rural Kansas, and the time is midsummer in the early nineteen-twenties, not long after World War I. Eli (Cliff Robertson), a barn storming pilot who has the emotional make-up of an 11-year-old, and Rodger (Eric Shea), his 11-year-old son who possesses the wisdom of the ancients, set off to see the world, which means flying all the way to San Willow. To Eli, San Willow seems to be as fabled as Xanadu and quite as remote. In essence, "Ace Eli and Rodger of the Skies" is about the adventures of Rodger and Eli getting from nowhere to nowhere. Eli, a killer with the ladies at first, always leaves them unsatisfied. He seems to have a sex problem. Rodger spends a lot of his time getting his dad out of scrapes. He also drinks, smokes and goes to sleep at night crying for his deceased mom.

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The people who made it

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Behind the camera

  1. Claudia Salterwriter
  2. John Ermandirector
  3. Steven Spielbergwriter
  4. Robert Belchereditor
  5. Lou Lombardoeditor
  6. Edward R. Morsecasting director
  7. David M. Walshcinematographer
  8. Jerry Goldsmithcomposer
  9. James Cressonproducer
  10. Robert Fryerproducer

On screen

  1. Eric Shealead actor
  2. Pamela Franklinlead actor
  3. Rosemary Murphylead actor
  4. Cliff Robertsonlead actor
  5. Robert Hammsupporting actor
  6. Kelly Jean Peterssupporting actor
  7. Patricia Smithsupporting actor
  8. Alice Ghostleysupporting actor
  9. Don Keefersupporting actor
  10. Royal Danosupporting actor
  11. Bernadette Peterssupporting actor
  12. Ariana Munkerguest actor
  13. Brent Hurstguest actor
  14. Herb Gatlinguest actor
  15. Jan Simmsguest actor
  16. Rodger Peckguest actor
  17. Lew Brownguest actor
  18. Jerry Ayresguest actor
  19. Jim Bolesguest actor
  20. Claudia Bryarguest actor
  21. Hope Summersguest actor
  22. Arthur Maletguest actor
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