Race for the Yankee Zephyr

Name: Race for the Yankee Zephyr
Director: David Hemmings
Genre: Action, Adventure
Released: 1981-11-28
Duration: 110 min
Cast: Ken Wahl, Lesley Ann Warren, Donald Pleasence, George Peppard, Bruno Lawrence

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1981 · 110 min · Action · Adventure · TMDB 5.9/10

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

Cast

Ken Wahl — Barney
Lesley Ann Warren — Sally
Donald Pleasence — Gilbert Carson
George Peppard — Theo Brown
Bruno Lawrence — Barker