Dont get me wrong, this is a 5 star great movie with a 01 star copy to dvd job done to it. In a lake high in the mountains of new zealand hunter gibbie gibson discovers a plane wreck from ww2. In order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading. 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 water of the river as special as the eyes of george peppard. Treasure of the yankee zephyr soundtrack cd details and availability. The contents of the stash in the cargo plane comprised a shipment of gold war medals, christmas mail correspondence, a crate of 100 bottles of kentuckymade old crow bourbon whiskey, goldbars in gold bullion and the entire payroll in cash for the american south pacific fleet. Treasure yankee zephyr dvd, 2006 for sale online ebay. Finding it after four decades is quite a challenge, but holding onto it is really an adventure. Warren made her broadway debut in 1963, and in 1965 received wide recognition for playing title role in the television musical production of cinderella. Race for the yankee zephyr aka treasure of the yankee zephyr ken wahl.
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In a lake high in the mountains of new zealand hunter. Local hunters with an ancient helicopter find the submerged wreck of the yankee zephyr, a plane that has been missing for forty years with a cargo of fifty million dollars. In a lake high in the mountains of new zealand hunter gibbie gibson discovers a plane wreck from wwii. Movies like treasure of the yankee zephyr if you like treasure of the yankee zephyr you are looking for rough, suspenseful and serious movies about with treasure hunt, race against time, obsessive quest, escapades, survival, crimes and airplane themes of action, adventure and drama genre shot in australia or new zealand. Treasure of the yankee zephyr 1981 release info imdb. Treasure of the yankee zephyr bbc one london, 31 december 1984 18. It was a us navy dc3 cargo plane that dropped off the radar during a flight between new guinea and new zealand in 1944. Treasure of the yankee zephyr on dvd 692865344339 from trinity home entertainment. Best movies like treasure of the yankee zephyr bestsimilar. Barney ken wahl, sally lesley ann warren, and gibbie donald pleasence set off across new zealand on a search for a missing place. 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. Treasure of the yankee zephyr race for the yankee zephyr treasure.
Finding it after four decades is quite a challenge. 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 not quite hollywood. She later had starring roles in disney musical films the happiest millionaire 1967 and the one and only, genuine, original family band 1968. This is one of my favorite adventure movies from the 1980s but the video quality of all previous dvd releases was terrible, generally copied from a vhs tape and.
It puts moody gibson, her daughter lesley ann warren and an adventurer, a helicopter pilot ken wahl, chasing the treasure hidden since 1944 in the plane wreck of the yankee zephyr and risking their lives thereby. Starring ken wahl, lesley ann warren, donald pleasence, george peppard. Lesley ann warren born august 16, 1946 is an american actress and singer. Treasure of the yankee zephyr bbc one london, 17 september 1991 14. Race for the yankee zephyr is a 1981 new zealand suspenseactionthriller film directed by david hemmings and starring ken wahl, lesley ann warren. Released by dragons domain records in 2016 ddr615 containing music from treasure of the yankee zephyr race for the yankee zephyr 1984. Treasure of the yankee zephyr treasure of the yankee zephyr 1981, treasure of the yankee zephyr 1981 hd treasure of the yankee zephyr 1981 treasure of the yankee zephyr 4dx. Race for the yankee zephyr is a 1981 adventure film that was shot in new zealand and stars george peppard as theo brown, the leader of a group of treasure hunters who are intent on recovering the lost treasure hidden within the wreckage of a recently discovered world war plane named the yankee zephyr. Treasure of the yankee zephyr subtitles 4 subtitles. Treasure of the yankee zephyr movie tv listings and. Barney, sally and gibby set off across new zealand on a search for the yankee zephyr,a wwii navy cargo plane containing a shipment of valuable medals and fifty million dollars in gold bullion. Staring harry rutherfordjones, clark walkington, grant tilly and donald pleasence. Paul rodriguez, rob dyrdek, terry kennedy duration.
Race for the yankee zephyr internet movie firearms. Looking for kc undercover season 3 onwards tv my daughter is a huge fan,but i cant find anything seeded beyond season 2. Download race for the yankee zephyr 1981 yify torrent. Helicopter pilot barney helps gibbie against them, risking his life thereby. Treasure of the yankee zephyr 1981 other resources. Hbo screened it in 1984, and it was cut back in running time and re badged. Barney ken wahl, sally lesley ann warren, and gibbie donald pleasence set off across new zealand on a search for a missing place40 years after it disappeared. Barney ken wahl, sally lesley ann warren, and gibbie donald pleasence set off across new zealand on a search for a missing place40. Treasure of the yankee zephyr 1 hours and 31 minutes movie 1984 in a lake high in the mountains of new zealand hunter gibbie gibson discovers a plane wreck from wwii.
With ken wahl, lesley ann warren, donald pleasence, george peppard. When gibbie gibson stumbles across the wreck he unwittingly brings in the mob, who are determined to reach the gold before him and his partner. Barney ken wahl, sally lesley ann warren, and gibbie donald pleasence set off across new. Vestron video, 1984, vhs run time 1 hour 37 minutes treasure of the yankee zephyr is essentially a formulaic western, set on the margins of civilization where intrepid loners are defined by their actions and uphold a stoic moral code in. An opening faux rko newsreel introduces us to a dc3, the yankee zephyr, a world war ii us navy cargo plane setting out with its precious cargo, only to disappear into the clouds in a lake somewhere in new zealands mountains, drunken deer hunter gilbert gibbie carson donald pleasance, between swigs on a bottle, jumps off a chopper to snare deers, aided by his young. I was wondering if it was ever found as i have come across a picture of the supposedly original yankee zephyr after it was salvaged and i was wondering if the picture was legit. This shopping feature will continue to load items when the enter key is pressed. When he tells it around, a gang of crooks follows and threatens him and his daughter, because they know there are 50 million dollars in the wreck. Beyond the lighted stage bluray disc, 2010, canadian. It wasnt available on us dvd in those late00s dark ages, so i filed it away in my mind as a flick to keep an eye out for. Barney, sally, and gibbie set off across new zealand on a search for the yankee zephyr, a wwii us navy cargo plane containing a shipment of valuable. Race for the yankee zephyr 1981 trailer obscuretrailers.
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