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Race for the Yankee Zephyr

1981

When a backcountry New Zealand hunter stumbles on a crashed World War II plane holding a fortune in gold in a remote mountain lake, a gang of ruthless crooks comes after him and his daughter. A rollicking adventure caper.

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Part of 9 Movies Set in or About New Zealand

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