Race for the Yankee Zephyr
Finding it after four decades is quite a challenge…. but holding onto it is really an adventure!
5.9
36 votes
1981
1h 50m
Action
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.
Directed by David Hemmings
Top cast
Ken Wahl
Barney
Lesley Ann Warren
Sally
Donald Pleasence
Gilbert Carson
George Peppard
Theo Brown
Bruno Lawrence
Barker
Grant Tilly
CollectorT
Tony Sparks
Brown's HenchmanC
Clark Walkington
Brown's HenchmanF
Frank Taurua
Brown's HenchmanS
Steve Nicolle
Brown's HenchmanD
Dick Jones
Brown's HenchmanD
Dennis Hunt
Brown's HenchmanDetails
Status
Released
Release date
November 28, 1981
Budget
—
Revenue
—
Language
English, French
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