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High Road to China ()

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During WW1, an alcoholic American biplane pilot is hired by the spoiled daughter of an industrialist to find her father who disappeared in Asia.
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O'Malley
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Eve Tozer
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Struts
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Bradley Tozer
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Bentik
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Suleman Khan
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Alessa
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Charlie Shea
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Lina (as Lynda Marchal)
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Officer
Shayur Mehta ...
Ahmed
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Ginger
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Silversmith
Peter Llewellyn Williams ...
Franjten Khan
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Satvinda
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Zura
Peggy Sirr ...
Alessa's Mother
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General Wong
Chua Kah Joo ...
Wong's Aide (as Chua Kahjoo)
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Kim Su Lee
Simon Prebble ...
British Officer
Daniel Clucas ...
British Officer
John Higginson ...
British Officer
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Alec Wedgeworth
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Von Hess
Marc Boyle ...
Henchman
Zdenka Hersak ...
Countess
Domagoj Vukusic ...
Chauffeur (as Domagoj Mukusic)
Sime Jagarinac ...
Khan's Nephew
Hai Ching Lim ...
Tozer's Lieutenant
Kim Rook Teoh ...
Wong's Lieutenant (as Kim Fook Teoh)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Rick Lester ...
Henchman (uncredited)

Directed by

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Brian G. Hutton

Written by

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Jon Cleary ... (based on the book by)
 
Sandra Weintraub ... (screenplay) (as Sandra Weintraub Roland) and
S. Lee Pogostin ... (screenplay)
 
Jonathan Hales ... (screenplay) (uncredited)
 
Clarke Reynolds ... () (uncredited)

Produced by

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Raymond Chow ... executive producer
Frederick Muller ... associate producer
Fred Weintraub ... producer (produced by)

Music by

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John Barry

Cinematography by

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Ronnie Taylor

Editing by

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John Jympson

Editorial Department

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Jonathan Lucas ... assistant editor

Casting By

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Rose Tobias Shaw

Production Design by

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Robert W. Laing ... (as Robert Laing)

Art Direction by

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Dusan Jericevic ... second art director: Yugoslav Unit
George Richardson

Set Decoration by

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Hugh Scaife

Costume Design by

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Franco Antonelli
Betsy Heimann ... (as Betsy Heiman)

Makeup Department

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Lon Bentley ... make-up: Tom Selleck
Paolo Borselli ... head hair stylist (as Paolo Borzelli)
Giancarlo Del Brocco ... head make-up artist
Alfredo Tiberi ... make-up

Production Management

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Donko Buljan ... production supervisor: Yugoslav unit
Graham Harrington ... aerial unit manager
Peter Manley ... production manager: UK
Michael Rachmil ... production manager: USA
Milan Stanisic ... assistant production manager: Yugoslav unit
Ferid Terzic ... unit manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Bert Batt ... first assistant director
Zoran Budak ... first assistant director: Yugoslav unit
Chris Carreras ... second assistant director
Mike Higgins ... first assistant director: aerial unit
Vladimir Spindler ... second assistant director: Yugoslav unit (as Vlado Spindler)
Mark Winitsky ... third assistant director

Art Department

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Roy Cannon ... floor propman
Dave Everall ... rigger
Dusan Jericevic ... second art director: Yugoslav Unit (as Dusko Jericevic)
Michael Murchan ... construction coordinator
Branko Repalust ... props
Bill Stallion ... storyboard artist
Tony Teiger ... property master
Bill Gold ... poster designer (uncredited)
Tom Jung ... poster designer (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Jonathan Bates ... sound editor
Gerry Humphreys ... dubbing mixer
Mick Monks ... assistant sound editor
George Stephenson ... sound mixer
Colin Wood ... boom operator

Special Effects by

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David Beavis ... special effects
Terry Glass ... special effects
Gene Grigg ... special effects supervisor (as Gene Griggs)
Marijan Karoglan ... pyrotechnician
Steve Purcell ... special effects

Visual Effects by

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Allen Blaisdell ... zoptic operator
Bruce Fritzberg ... assistant director (uncredited)
Zoran Perisic ... Zoptic VFX Supervisor (uncredited)

Stunts

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Petar Buntic ... assistant stunt coordinator: Yugoslavian unit
Terry Cade ... stunt double
Bill Lykins ... stunts
Don Lykins ... stunt pilot
Milan Mitic ... stunt coordinator / stunt double: horse stunts
Tony Smart ... stunt coordinator
Marc Boyle ... stunts (uncredited)
Rick Lester ... stunts (uncredited)
Bill Lykins ... aerial stunts support (uncredited)
David Perrin ... stunt pilot (uncredited)
Terry Richards ... stunts (uncredited)
Domagoj Vukusic ... stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

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Peter Allwork ... aerial sequences
Giuseppe Bernardini ... photography: second unit (as Giuseppe Berardini)
Richard Blanshard ... still photographer
Eddie Collins ... camera operator
Branko Knez ... first assistant camera: "b" camera / second camera focus: Yugoslav unit
Emilio Lari ... still photographer
Umberto Leurini ... generator operator
Mike Lloyd ... camera assistant: aerial unit
Alan Martin ... gaffer
Ivica Rajkovic ... second camera operator: Yugoslav unit
Ian Smith ... focus
Jimmy Waters ... camera grip
Peter Allwork ... aerial photographer (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Marko Cerovac ... wardrobe supervisor: Yugoslav unit

Location Management

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Richard De Labio ... assistant location manager (as Richie De Labio)
Ray Freeborn ... location manager

Music Department

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John Barry ... conductor
Michael Clifford ... music editor
Graham Farrow ... first assistant editor
Dan Wallin ... music scoring mixer
Malcolm McNab ... musician: trumpet (uncredited)
Albert Woodbury ... orchestrations (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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Nikki Clapp ... continuity

Transportation Department

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Mladen Cernjak ... transportation coordinator

Additional Crew

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John Akroyd-Hunt ... helicopter pilot
Jaron Anderson ... mechanic
Tony Bianchi ... pilot / technical supervisor
Robin Demetriou ... catering supervisor
Al Ebner ... unit publicist
Brian Gibbs ... production controller
Drago Klincic ... accountant
Paul Midgley ... helicopter pilot
Marilyse Morgan ... production secretary
Connie Muller ... production secretary
Eric Muller ... pilot
David Perrin ... pilot
Nada Pinter ... production secretary: Yugoslav unit
Rebecca Poole ... production coordinator
Roberto Portoghesi ... production assistant
Stefano Priori ... location accountant
Carl Schmidt ... armourer
Nigel Thornton ... helicopter pilot
Mark Winitsky ... production assistant
Bob Harks ... stand-in: Tom Selleck (uncredited)
David Perrin ... stunt pilot (uncredited)
Debbie Richmond ... stand-in: Bess Armstrong (uncredited)

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Storyline

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Plot Summary

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. Written by Keith Loh

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Taglines Tom Selleck takes you on a high adventure! See more »
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Also Known As
  • Cesta do Cíny (United States)
  • High Road (United States)
  • High Road (World-wide, English title)
  • Les aventuriers du bout du monde (France)
  • Höllenjagd bis ans Ende der Welt (Germany)
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Runtime
  • 105 min
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Box Office

Budget $19,000,000 (estimated)
Opening Weekend United States $6,156,049, 20 Mar 1983

Did You Know?

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Trivia Actress Bess Armstrong once said of her co-star Tom Selleck whilst doing publicity for the picture: "He is real gorgeous, and he has some real power now, but he doesn't use that, or his charm, to exploit women. He genuinely seems to like women. For an actor, that's rare". See more »
Goofs Aircraft from this era did not have wireless radios. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in Never Tell Me Never (1998). See more »
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Quotes Struts: Hey, ace, would you do me a little favor, please?
Patrick O' Malley: Yeah, sure.
Struts: Just remember that, uh, remember the - the ox is slow, but the earth is patient.
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