High Road to China

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

1983 1h 45m EN

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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.

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

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Cast

Tom Selleck
Patrick O' Malley
Bess Armstrong
Eve 'Evie' Tozer
Wilford Brimley
Bradley Tozer
Jack Weston
Struts
Robert Morley
Bentik
Cassandra Gava
Alessa
Brian Blessed
Suleman Khan
Michael Sheard
Charlie

Credits

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Director: Brian G. Hutton
Writers: Sandra Weintraub, S. Lee Pogostin
Languages: Italian, English
Countries: Hong Kong, United States of America, Yugoslavia

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ERA

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43 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Italian, English.

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WORLD

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International production across 3 countries: Hong Kong, United States of America, Yugoslavia.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Brian G. Hutton, shot by Ronnie Taylor. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by John Barry. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor John Jympson shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Tom Selleck and Bess Armstrong and Wilford Brimley carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Take the High Road to China... for an adventure you'll never forget.".

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The take

Brian G. Hutton directs. Ronnie Taylor behind the camera. John Barry scores. John Jympson cuts. Produced in Hong Kong, United States of America, Yugoslavia. Dialogue in Italian, English.

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143 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Italian, English.
3International production across 3 countries: Hong Kong, United States of America, Yugoslavia.
4Directed by Brian G. Hutton, shot by Ronnie Taylor. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by John Barry. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor John Jympson shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Tom Selleck and Bess Armstrong and Wilford Brimley carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "Take the High Road to China... for an adventure you'll never forget.".
9IMDB entry: tt0085678 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Classified under 9 themes, including "china", "nepal", "pilot", "afghanistan".