High Road to China

Mar 18, 1983

1h 45m

★ 5.9

Take the High Road to China... for an adventure you'll never forget.

Overview

A biplane pilot is saddled with a spoiled industrialist's daughter on a search for her missing father through Asia that eventually involves them in a struggle against a Chinese warlord.

Genres

Adventure

Drama

History

Production Companies

Jadran Film

City Films

Warner Bros. Pictures

High Road to China Trailers

Cast

Patrick O' Malley

Tom Selleck

Eve 'Evie' Tozer

Bess Armstrong

Bradley Tozer

Wilford Brimley

Struts

Jack Weston

Bentik

Robert Morley

Alessa

Cassandra Gava

Suleman Khan

Brian Blessed

Charlie

Michael Sheard

Lina

Lynda La Plante

Officer

Timothy Carlton

Ahmed

Shayur Mehta

Ginger

Terry Richards

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