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Race for the Yankee Zephyr

1981 · 110 min

It is a fast-paced, high-stakes adventure filled with chases and danger.

Directed by
David Hemmings
Genres
Action, Adventure
Starring
Ken Wahl, Lesley Ann Warren, Donald Pleasence
Tagline
Finding it after four decades is quite a challenge…. but holding onto it is really an adventure!
Overview
In a lake high in the mountains of New Zealand, hunter Gibbie Gibson discovers a plane wreck from WW2. When word gets around, a gang of crooks turns up and threatens him and his daughter, because they know there is 50 million dollars of gold in the wreck. Gibbie, his partner and helicopter pilot Barney, and his daughter Sally, are caught up in a race for the Yankee Zephyr.

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  • Amazon Prime Video
More options Data from JustWatch
Directed by
David Hemmings
Genres
Action, Adventure
Starring
Ken Wahl, Lesley Ann Warren, Donald Pleasence
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How it feels

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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • greed
  • survival
  • crime
  • war
  • family
Places
  • wilderness
  • single country house
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror1
Humour2
Realism5
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness3
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
action, adventure
Directed by
David Hemmings
Written by
Everett De Roche
Starring
Ken Wahl, Lesley Ann Warren, Donald Pleasence, George Peppard, Bruno Lawrence, Grant Tilly, Tony Sparks, Clark Walkington
Music
Brian May
Cinematography
Vincent Monton
Runtime
110 min
Country
Australia, New Zealand, United States of America
Languages
English, French

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