High Road to China (1983)
Overview
A biplane pilot is saddled with a spoiled industrialist's daughter on a search for her missing father through Asia that eventually involves them in a struggle against a Chinese warlord.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $28,400,000.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 6.488 |
Directed By
Brian G. Hutton
Crew
Brian G. Hutton
Jon Cleary
Sandra Weintraub
S. Lee Pogostin
John Barry
Ronnie Taylor
John Jympson
Ray Freeborn
TOP CAST
Tom Selleck
Patrick O' Malley
Bess Armstrong
Eve 'Evie' Tozer
Wilford Brimley
Bradley Tozer
Jack Weston
Struts
Robert Morley
Bentik
Cassandra Gava
Alessa
Brian Blessed
Suleman Khan
Michael Sheard
Charlie
Lynda La Plante
Lina
Timothy Carlton
Officer
Shayur Mehta
Ahmed
Terry Richards
Ginger
Jeremy Child
Silversmith
Peter Llewellyn Williams
Franjten Khan
Dino Shafeek
Satvinda
Robert Lee
Zura
Ric Young
Kim Su Lee
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