

African Express
Genres
Overview
The adventures of three friends running an air charter business in Africa during WW II and their race to prevent a Nazi Baron from escaping to Germany with vital radar equipment.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
94 min
Release Date
1990-07-01
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
3
Vote Average
3.7
Patrick Dollaghan
Brad Stevens
Karen Mayo-Chandler
Jo
Russel Savadier
George
Trish Downing
Bridget Wolf
Norman Anstey
Fritz
Danny Keogh
Helmut
Crispin De Nuys
Baron von Kleinschmidt
Al Karaki
Mr. Chen
Phillip Wolfaardt
Jake
John Pasternack
Spike
Lynda Marshall
Fat Woman
John Whiteley
Carruthers
Henri Naisrac
Henri, maitre d'
Monty Egnos
Thin Man
7.8
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8.3
The Great Dictator
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1940-10-15 | en
7.2
Seven Years in Tibet
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1997-09-12 | en
7.9
The Cranes Are Flying
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1957-10-12 | ru
6.4
The Square Peg
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1958-12-04 | en
4.8
Fantasy Mission Force
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1983-02-13 | zh
6.8
The Pine Tree in the Mountain
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1971-09-15 | sh
7.0
Mister Roberts
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1955-07-10 | en
5.2
Saints and Soldiers: The Void
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7.5
Seven Beauties
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1975-12-20 | it
3.7
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6.3
Beach Red
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1967-08-03 | en
5.6
Tertium Non Datur
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6.3
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6.9
The Battle of the Rails
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6.0
Radopolje
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1963-07-13 | sh
5.9
Strayed
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2003-08-20 | fr
5.0
Girl from the Mountains
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1972-01-07 | sh
5.2
Devil's Island
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7.0
36 Hours
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