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Director:
Writer:
Everett De Roche (written by)
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Release Date:
April 1984 (USA) more
Genre:
Tagline:
Finding it after four decades is quite a challenge . . . but holding onto it is really an adventure! [USA Theatrical] more
Plot:
In a lake high in the mountains of New Zealand hunter Gibbie Gibson discovers a plane wreck from ww-ii... more | add synopsis
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Cast

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Ken Wahl ... Barney

Lesley Ann Warren ... Sally

Donald Pleasence ... Gilbert Carson

George Peppard ... Theo Brown
Bruno Lawrence ... Baker
Grant Tilly ... Collector
Harry Rutherford-Jones ... Harry
Robert Bruce ... The Bartender
Tony Sparks ... Brown's henchman
Clark Walkington ... Brown's henchman
Frank Taurua ... Brown's henchman
Steve Nicolle ... Brown's henchman
Dick Jones ... Brown's Henchman
Dennis Hunt ... Brown's henchman
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Gold Hunt (Philippines: English title)
Race to the Yankee Zephyr (Australia) (working title)
Treasure of the Yankee Zephyr (USA)
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Runtime:
Australia:108 min | USA:91 min
Language:
Color:
Color (Eastmancolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
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Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The film is dedicated to John Rillstone, Bill Clarke, Colin Robinson who were killed during the filming of the jet boat sequences. more
Goofs:
Continuity: There were apparently two different chopper/tractor hybrids made. The one used for most of filming had exposed drive wheels between the tank-type tread and the hull of the vehicle. However, the vehicle that Brown stops on the road has narrow treads with no inner wheels, and the wheel rims inside of the tread are totally different from those on the vehicle in other scenes. The cockpit plexiglas on the vehicles differs between the scene where Brown stops them and every other scene involving the hybrid vehicle. more
Quotes:
Barney: It's all right. Air's gettin' a little thin.
Sally: Can we go where it's thick?
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Movie Connections:
Featured in Dead-End Drive In (1986) more

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Great Movie, 17 October 2005
10/10
Author: Dutch1955 from United States

I thought that the boat chase was exceptional, all of the scenery and locations were terrific. i believe that their should have been a sequel to this movie, or a lead in. This movie is a great tribute to the adventure writers of our time. The story is a bit slow at first but picks up in the typical movie manner. I believe that it could have been brightened by a deeper subject matter. i enjoyed all of the movie from start to finish and would like to see more of these brought to the screen for everyone's enjoyment. I truly was pleased with the action that takes place in this movie and would like to know more about the vehicles that were used, such as: i would like to know what type of boats were being used.

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