Ace Eli and Rodger of the Skies (1973)
1h 29m
Running Time
March 31, 1973Release Date
Ace Eli and Rodger of the Skies (1973)
1h 29m
Running Time
March 31, 1973Release Date
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Plot.
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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Cast & Crew.
Cliff Robertson
Ace Eli Walford
Pamela Franklin
Shelby
Eric Shea
Rodger Walford
Bernadette Peters
Allison
Rosemary Murphy
Hannah
Alice Ghostley
Sister Lite
John Erman
Director
Kelly Jean Peters
Rachel
Claudia Salter
Writer
Steven Spielberg
Writer
Don Keefer
Mr. Parsons
James Cresson
Producer
Patricia Smith
Mrs. Wilma Walford
Robert Fryer
Producer
Royal Dano
Jake
Robert Hamm
Dumb Dickie
Jerry Goldsmith
Composer
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
Theadora Van Runkle
Costume Design
Lou Lombardo
Editor
Jack Martin Smith
Art Direction
Walter M. Scott
Set Decoration
Media.
Details.
Release DateMarch 31, 1973
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 29m
Content RatingPG
Genres
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Wiki.
Ace Eli and Rodger of the Skies is a 1973 American adventure comedy film directed by John Erman from a screenplay by Claudia Salter. The film centers on a barnstorming pilot (Cliff Robertson) and his son (Eric Shea) as they fly around the United States in the 1920s, having adventures along the way. One of the driving forces behind the production, Robertson was a real life pilot, although Hollywood stunt pilot Frank Tallman flew most of the aerial scenes. The film was the first feature credit for filmmaker Steven Spielberg, who wrote the story.Ace Eli and Rodger of the Skies was released in the United States on April 1, 1973, by 20th Century Fox.