High Road to China
Seen it?1983 | 105 min | Adventure, Drama, History
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With a lukewarm 6.0 out of 10 from audiences and little lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for adventure fans and history buffs. If you loved True Grit or Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World, start here.
- The mood
- Exciting.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 45 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated PG. Worth a look first if you have very young kids.
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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesBelow par
6.0 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerSolid
$28 million worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 34K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Brian G. Hutton
- Tom SelleckPatrick O' Malley
- Bess ArmstrongEve 'Evie' Tozer
- Jack WestonStruts
- Wilford BrimleyBradley Tozer
- Robert MorleyBentik
- Brian BlessedSuleman Khan
- Cassandra GavaAlessa
- Michael SheardCharlie
- Lynda La PlanteLina
- Timothy CarltonOfficer