The Great Air Race - 2-DVD Set

The Great Air Race - 2-DVD Set (DVD) (*)

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Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
English ( Mono )

Product Origin/Format:
Australia ( PAL/Region 0 )

Running Time:
192 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
2-DVD Set
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 1990 and produced in:
Australia ( Australia, New Zealand )

Directed By:
Marcus Cole

Written By:
Michael Brindley

Actors:
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 Hearne ..... 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

Synopsis:

In 1934 air travel was ready for a new challenge. As The Great Depression left its mark across the world and the rumble of war was on the horizon, self-made millionaire Sir MacPherson Robertson decided it was time to put $50,000 of his own money on the line - announcing an air race destined to revitalise the aviation industry. A 12,000 mile journey from London to Melbourne, Australia - testing pilot and plane alike, The Great Air Race tells the remarkable true story of many of the pioneering pilots from around the world who participated in this historical event. Maverick pilots ready to risk their lives to conquer the skies. From flamboyant ace Roscoe Turner (Barry Bostwick) to pioneering women such as Amy Johnson (Caroline Goodall), Jackie Cochran (Helen Slater) and Thea Rasche (Gosia Dobrowolska) to the passenger laden DC-2, flown by the Dutchman Parmentier (Henk Johannes) and the solo piloted Puss Moth flown by young Australian Jimmy Melrose (Rhys Muldoon) - disparate and daring characters gathered to answer the call to one of aviation's greatest adventures.

Fictional story about the 1934 London - Melbourne MacPherson Robertson Air race built around actual events and actual people.

This product was added to our catalog on Thursday 26 May, 2016.