Race for the Yankee Zephyr (1981)
Overview
In a lake high in the mountains of New Zealand hunter Gibbie Gibson discovers a plane wreck from WW2. When he tells it around, a gang of crooks follows and threatens him and his daughter, because they know there are 50 million dollars in the wreck. Helicopter pilot Barney helps Gibbie against them, risking his life thereby.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 7.739 |
Directed By
David Hemmings
Crew
David Hemmings
Brian May
John Barnett
Antony I. Ginnane
Everett De Roche
Bernard Hides
Vincent Monton
John Daly
Brian May
Brian W. Cook
William Fayman
Aphrodite Kondos
Michael Fay
David Hemmings
Graham Morris
Lee Tamahori
Ben Seresin
Kevin Chisnall
Elizabeth Jowsey
Don Reynolds
Robin Outterside
Geoff Jamieson
Pat Robins
Julia Mansford
Patricia Cohen
Tim Sanders
Freddie Cooper
Peter Rogers
Virginia Bieneman
Barry Payne
Fiona McConchie
Derek Morton
Roy Emerson
Glenn Boswell
Jackie Sullivan
Alister Barry
Graham Sang
Lesley Vanderwalt
Douglas Milsome
Chris Short
Pav Govind
Don Jowsey
Brian Kassler
Edward Mulholland
Dennis Hunt
Christian Birch
David Hemmings
Chris Kenny
Peter Day
John Rillstone
Rex Dovey
Margaret Cardin
Murray Newey
Jennifer Barty
Alan Brady
Cheryl Williams
Carmen Galán
Brian Shennan
John Laing
TOP CAST
Ken Wahl
Barney
Lesley Ann Warren
Sally
Donald Pleasence
Gilbert Carson
George Peppard
Theo Brown
Bruno Lawrence
Barker
Grant Tilly
Collector
Frank Taurua
Brown's Henchman
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