| Race for the Yankee Zephyr | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | David Hemmings |
| Produced by | John Barnett |
| Written by | Everett De Roche |
| Starring | Ken Wahl Lesley Ann Warren George Peppard Donald Pleasence |
| Music by | Brian May |
| Cinematography | Vincent Monton |
| Editing by | John Laing |
| Distributed by | Eurodis International |
| Release date(s) | December 18, 1981 |
| Running time | 108 min Australia/91 min USA |
| Country | United States New Zealand Australia |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $6 million |
Race for the Yankee Zephyr (aka "Treasure of the Yankee Zephyr") is a 1981 New Zealand supense-action-thriller film directed by David Hemmings and starring Ken Wahl, Lesley Ann Warren, George Peppard and Donald Pleasence.
Contents |
Gibbie Gibson (Donald Pleasence) has discovered a World War II-era plane wreck in the mountains of New Zealand. When his discovery gets around town, Gibson and his daughter Sally (Warren) and his lodger Barney Whitaker (Wahl) find trouble from a group of treasure hunters led by a mister Theo Brown (Peppard) who are intent on finding the cache of money they believe to be on the wreck.
Barney Whitaker (Ken Wahl) — A hunter who owns a hellicopter and lives in New Zealand with Gibbie Gibson, he is the arch nemesis of Theo Brown who kidnaps Gibbie and Barney eventually falls in love with Gibbie's daughter Sally Carson.
Sally Carson (Lesley Ann Warren) — A receptionist who lives in New Zealand and is the daughter of Gibbie Carson, she is caught up between the war between Gibbie's lodger Barney Whitaker and his rival Theo Brown, but eventually falls in love with Barney.
Theo Brown (George Peppard) — A gangster who owns a district in New Zealand, he is the arch rival of Barney Whitaker, and he kidnaps Barney's lodgest Gibbie Gibson, bent on finding the wreck.
Gilbert Carson/Gibbie Gibson (Donald Pleasence) — A hunter and the lodgest of Barney Whitaker, he finds the plane wreck in the mountains and is the father of Sally Carson and Gibbie is eventually taken prisoner by Theo and his henchmen.
Baker (Bruno Lawrence) — A New Zealand civilian and a friend of Barney and Gibbie's.
Collector (Grant Tilly) — A New Zealand civilian and the owner of a local pawn shop.
Harry (Harry Rutherford-Jones) — A New Zealand civilian and Sally's fiance. It is not known what becomes of Harry when Sally falls in love with Barney Whitaker.
The Bartender (Robert Bruce) — A New Zealand civilian and owner of a local bar.