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Pancho Barnes

Pancho Barnes

"I may not be famous or blonde, but I'm one terrific pilot."

1988•2h 30m•5.0/10
DramaAdventure

Ratings

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5.0/10(1)

Bored socialite Florence Pancho Barnes decides to learn to fly.

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Production

Orion Television

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Valerie Bertinelli

Valerie Bertinelli

Pancho Barnes

Ted Wass

Ted Wass

Frank Clarke

Sam Robards

Sam Robards

Gene McKendry

James Stephens

Rankin Barnes

Cynthia Harris

Cynthia Harris

Mrs. Lowe

Geoffrey Lewis

Geoffrey Lewis

Ben Catlin

Todd Allen

Todd Allen

Chuck Yeager

Richard Young

Richard Young

Roger Chute

Brett Anderson

Brett Anderson

Danny

Bill Bolender

Col. Rand

Katherine Bongfeldt

April Smith

Diggs Brown

Robert Tillman

John S. Davies

John S. Davies

Assistant Director

David Hussey

Carter

John Hussey

Will Rogers

Luis Lemus

Ignacio

Marco Perella

Marco Perella

Maj. Cooper

Robert Prentiss

George Patton

Mary Catherine Quintana

March Smith

Kurt Rhoads

Kurt Rhoads

Paul Mantz

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