African Express
1990Movie1 h 34 min
41
WeakGoodWatch score41
WeakGoodWatch scoreSummary
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.
Good for
- Date night
- Family movie night
- Friends night
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 34GoodWatch 41
IMDb3.4
Running time
1 h 34 min
Shorter than most war movies, −24 min on the typical 118
typical 11894Half of all war movies run 103–135 min.
Reach
Streams in 2 countries
Released
1990
July 1, 1990
36 years ago
Genres
WarActionAdventureLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
South Africa
Rated
No age rating yet.
Yes: its content advisories are violence, and the viewing guide lists it for family nights.
What's in it
- ViolenceModerate
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesLittle or none
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFamily Movie NightFriends NightParty VibeIntergenerationalPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensComfort WatchPure EscapismNot listed for kids.
and 3 more14 people
- Patrick DollaghanBrad Stevens
- Karen Mayo-ChandlerJo
- Russel SavadierGeorge
- TDTrish DowningBridget Wolf
- Norman AnsteyFritz
- Danny KeoghHelmut
- CDCrispin De NuysBaron von Kleinschmidt
- AKAl KarakiMr. Chen
- PWPhillip WolfaardtJake
- JPJohn PasternackSpike
- LMLynda MarshallFat Woman
- John WhiteleyCarruthers
- HNHenri NaisracHenri, maitre d'
- MEMonty EgnosThin Man
Directing · 1
- Bruce McFarlane Director
Writing · 1
- Terry Asbury Writer
Production · 4
- Avi Lerner Executive Producer
- Thys Heyns Executive Producer
- Johan Heyns Producer
- Cameron Nolan-Sondegaard Producer
Editing · 1
- Margaret Fieldgate Editor
Sound · 2
- Ferdi Fieldgate Music
- Tony Rudner Music
Costume & Make-Up · 1
- Gloria Lovegrove Costume Design
Other crew · 3
- Paul Siebert Stunt Coordinator
- Ferdi Brendgen Compositor
- Chris Schutte Cinematography
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