"Finding it after four decades is quite a challenge…. but holding onto it is really an adventure!"28 November 1981Adventure, Action110 mins
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.
The amazing true story of a Uruguayan rugby team's plane that crashed in the middle of the Andes mountains, and their immense will to survive and pull through alive, forced to do anything and everything they could to stay alive on meager rations and through the freezing cold.
From assembled security camera footage we witness the tragedy of Flight 780 where passengers and crew descend into madness after experiencing strange atmospheric conditions as they suspect a hidden, horrific presence may now be on board.
The life story of New Zealander Burt Munro, who spent years building a 1920 Indian motorcycle—a bike which helped him set the land-speed world record at Utah's Bonneville Salt Flats in 1967.
A man stranded in the Arctic is finally about to receive his long awaited rescue. However, after a tragic accident, his opportunity is lost and he must then decide whether to remain in the relative safety of his camp or embark on a deadly trek through the unknown for potential salvation.
Munro, a soldier turned lay preacher, comes to New Zealand to minister to the first British colonists, but he is converted by the powerful chief Maianui to serve a different purpose.
A stunt pilot comes across a prototype jetpack that gives him the ability to fly. However, evil forces of the world also want this jetpack at any cost.
Two best friends must navigate the tough streets of South Auckland to buy a bottle of milk.
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Actor David Hemmings made one of his periodic forays into directing with the lightning-paced Race For the Yankee Zephyr. The film pits deer hunters against a ...
Race for the Yankee Zephyr (1981) she's a beaut
Race for the Yankee Zephyr (1981) starring Ken Wahl Lesley Ann Warren Donald Pleasence and George Peppard.
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Race for the Yankee Zephyr (1981) starring Ken Wahl Lesley Ann Warren Donald Pleasence and George Peppard.
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Race for the Yankee Zephyr (1981) starring Ken Wahl Lesley Ann Warren Donald Pleasence and George Peppard.
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