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

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

Steven Spielberg
Story

James Cresson
Producer

Robert Fryer
Producer

John Erman
Director

Claudia Salter
Screenplay

David M. Walsh
Director of Photography

Robert Belcher
Editor

Lou Lombardo
Editor

Edward R. Morse
Casting

Joel Schiller
Art Direction
Media.

Details.
Release DateMarch 31, 1973
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 29m
Content RatingPG
Genres
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This Movie Is About.
parent child relationship
pilot
post world war i
1920s
stunt pilot
father son relationship
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.
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