Ace Eli and Rodger of the Skies
The story of Ace Eli... when planes were young and the world was innocent... except for Ace's son Rodger... Rodger of the Skies.
1973 | 89m | English
Popularity: 0.2 (history)
| Director: | John Erman |
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| Writer: | Steven Spielberg, Claudia Salter |
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| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Mar 31, 1973 |
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| Director: | John Erman |
| Writer: | Steven Spielberg, Claudia Salter |
| Genres: | Adventure, Drama, Romance |
| Keywords | parent child relationship, pilot, post world war i, 1920s, stunt pilot, father son relationship |
| Production Companies | 20th Century Fox |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 03, 2024 Entered: Apr 27, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Cliff Robertson | Ace Eli Walford |
| Eric Shea | Roger Walford |
| Pamela Franklin | Shelby |
| Rosemary Murphy | Hannah |
| Bernadette Peters | Allison |
| Alice Ghostley | Sister Lite |
| Kelly Jean Peters | Rachel |
| Don Keefer | Mr. Parsons |
| Patricia Smith | Mrs. Wilma Walford |
| Royal Dano | Jake |
| Robert Hamm | Dumb Dickie |
| Herb Gatlin | Frank Savage |
| Arthur Malet | Brother Watson |
| Ariana Munker | Betty Jo |
| Hope Summers | Laura |
| Jim Boles | Abraham |
| Lew Brown | Harrison |
| Brent Hurst | Mrs. Parsons |
| Jan Simms | Mrs. Parsons |
| Rodger Peck | Leroy |
| Claudia Bryar | Ann |
| Jerry Ayres | Gambler |
| Name | Job |
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| Steven Spielberg | Story |
| Jerry Goldsmith | Original Music Composer |
| Daniel C. Striepeke | Makeup Supervisor |
| John Erman | Director |
| Kathleen McCandless | Costumer |
| Claudia Salter | Screenplay |
| David M. Walsh | Director of Photography |
| Robert Belcher | Editor |
| Lou Lombardo | Editor |
| Edward R. Morse | Casting |
| Joel Schiller | Art Direction |
| Jack Martin Smith | Art Direction |
| Theadora Van Runkle | Costume Design |
| Robert De Vestel | Set Decoration |
| Walter M. Scott | Set Decoration |
| Janice Brunson | Hairstylist |
| Edwin Butterworth | Makeup Artist |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| James Cresson | Producer |
| Robert Fryer | Producer |
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