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High Road to China

High Road to China

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

19835.91h 45m

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.

Directed by Brian G. Hutton
Written by Jon Cleary, Sandra Weintraub, S. Lee Pogostin
Box Office0Revenue: $28.4M

Top Cast

Tom Selleck

Tom Selleck

Patrick O' Malley

Bess Armstrong

Bess Armstrong

Eve 'Evie' Tozer

Wilford Brimley

Wilford Brimley

Bradley Tozer

Jack Weston

Jack Weston

Struts

Robert Morley

Robert Morley

Bentik

Cassandra Gava

Cassandra Gava

Alessa

Brian Blessed

Brian Blessed

Suleman Khan

Michael Sheard

Michael Sheard

Charlie

Lynda La Plante

Lynda La Plante

Lina

Timothy Carlton

Timothy Carlton

Officer

Themes & Keywords

chinanepalpilotafghanistanaerial combatalcoholicsocialitebiplanedeclared dead

About High Road to China

High Road to China is a adventure, drama, history film released in 1983 exploring themes of china, nepal, pilot, afghanistan, aerial combat, alcoholic. Directed by Brian G. Hutton, it stars Tom Selleck, Bess Armstrong, Wilford Brimley. 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.

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