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The image measures 988 1430 pixels and is 523 kilobytes large. Actor david hemmings made one of his periodic forays into directing with the lightningpaced race for the yankee zephyr. This article is within the scope of wikiproject film. Best movies like treasure of the yankee zephyr bestsimilar. Race to the yankee zephyr 1981 good guys ken wahl, donald pleasence race a bad guy to salvage gold from a navy dc3 lost in world war ii new zealand. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see a list of open tasks.
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Race for the yankee zephyr is a 1981 action thriller made in new zealand where pilot barney ken wahl drops rambunctious animal hunter gibbie donald pleasence in the river to cool off, only for him to discover a lost world war 2 plane, the yankee zephyr. Race for the yankee zephyr was filmed on the south island of new zealand in queenstown near lake wakatipu, so youll find in this movie all the beauty of the fjords, the blue sky and the blue. Race for the yankee zephyr also known as treasure of the yankee zephyr is a 1981 new zealand suspenseactionthriller film directed by david hemmings and starring ken wahl, lesley ann warren, george peppard and donald pleasence. Its not a bad idea for a movie, but director david hemmings handles it so ineptly that the race for the yankee zephyr comes close to excruciating to watch at times. The 1981 adventure flick race for the yankee zephyr also known as treasure of the yankee zephyr first caught my eye when it was excerpted in the ozploitation documentary. Deer hunting heroes donald pleasance halloween and ken wahl six years before becoming tvs wise guy race around in helicopters and jet boats, after discovering a halfsunken wwll plane. Named after the movie the race for the yankee zephyr, a tale of a mad hunt to find an american ww2 bomber full of gold bullion that purportedly crashed in remote new zealand wilderness. Race for the yankee zephyr is a 1981 new zealand suspense action thriller film directed by david hemmings and. Race to the yankee zephyr 1981 cast and crew moviefone. This article is within the scope of wikiproject new zealand, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of new zealand and new zealandrelated topics on wikipedia.
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