"The Gypsy Moths fall fast. They can't stop risking their lives - not even for their down-to-earth women."

1969

1h 47m

6.0(50 votes)

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Overview

Three skydivers and their travelling thrill show barnstorm through a small midwestern town one Fourth of July weekend.

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Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Burt Lancaster

Mike Rettig

Deborah Kerr

Elizabeth Brandon

Gene Hackman

Joe Browdy

Scott Wilson

Malcolm Webson

Sheree North

Waitress

Bonnie Bedelia

Annie Burke

William Windom

John Brandon

Carl Reindel

Pilot

Ford Rainey

Stand Owner

John Napier

Dick Donford

Creative team

Directed by: John Frankenheimer
Written by: William Hanley
Produced by: Hal Landers
Bobby Roberts

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