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6.9/10   17 votes
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Michael Brindley (written by)
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Release Date:
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Fictional story about the 1934 London - Melbourne MacPherson Robertson Air race built around actual events and actual people. | add synopsis
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Cast

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Kirk Alexander ... RAF Officer (Karachi)
David Arnett ... Clyde Pangborn
Tristan Arniel ... French Butler
Duke Bannister ... Wesley Smith
John Benton ... Official (Baghdad)
Randall Berger ... Film Director
Barry Bostwick ... Roscoe Turner
Robin Bowering ... De Havilland
Josephine Byrnes ... Florence Desmond
Michel Cadilhac ... Gendarme
Jessica Carrady ... Royal Aero Club Secretary
James Condon ... MacRobertson
Rob Constable ... Journalist (Charleville)
Burt Cooper ... Jan Moll
Dorothy Cutts ... Queenie
Vince D'Amico ... Pisa Officer
Gary Day ... Ray Parer
Phillip Dean ... Reporter
Gosia Dobrowolska ... Thea Rasche
Joe Dolce ... Elroy
Patrick Doyle ... Commitee Member

Roy Edmunds ... Harry Gilman
John Flaus ... Charles Tuckfield
Louise Fox ... Royal Aero Club Telephonist

Caroline Goodall ... Amy Johnson
Reg Gorman ... Race Official (Charleville)
Judith Graham ... Queen Mary
Bob Halsall ... Journalist (Flenington)
Anthony Hawkins ... Thomas Perrin
Clive Hearn ... Mayor of Albury
Jim Holt ... Harold Brook
Bob Horsfall ... Journalist (Flenington)

Peter Hosking ... Commander Cole
Tim Hughes ... Charles Scott
Jonathan Hyde ... Jim Mollison
Henk Johannes ... Koene Dirk Parmentier
Glynis Jones ... Countess Drogheda
Bruce Kerr ... KLM Man (Alor Star)
Andrew Kovac ... Official (Bucharest)

Barry Langrishe ... George Randall
John Rafter Lee ... Dr. Plesman
Bill McCorinan ... Electrician (Albury)
Robbie McGregor ... Goodfellow
Annie McGrossin ... Jennifer
Victor Melnyk ... Van Brugge
Gus Mercurio ... 'Granny' Granville
David Morris ... Mr. Heinz

Richard Moss ... Mr. Edwards
Rhys Muldoon ... Jimmy Melrose
Louise Newey ... Miss Lay
Dennis Parke ... Commitee Member
Marika Pelsoczy ... Miss Roops
Warwick Randall ... Mechanic (Charleville)
David Ravenswood ... King George V
Robert Reynolds ... Tom Campbell Black
Angelo Salamanca ... Police Superintendent (Naples)
Marion Sandberg ... Diana
Jim Shaw ... De Havilland Mechanic
John Simpson ... Reporter

Helen Slater ... Jacqui Cochrane
Grant Smith ... Shakleton
Cendrine Souvairon ... Margaret
Tim Sullivan ... Assistant Director

Jeff Truman ... Geoff Hernsworth
Nick Waters ... Jack Baines
Nadine Wells ... Heinz's Secretary
Roderick Williams ... Minere
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Also Known As:
Half a World Away
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192 min
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2 out of 2 people found the following review useful.
The high point, 5 June 2002
7/10
Author: haigba from Lethbridge, Alberta Canada

Full of stereotypes but the variety of aircraft held one's interest. The high point was the ending update where we found out what became of the characters in later years. Great to see films based on such events.

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