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Adventurer

  • TV Series
  • 1986–1987
  • 30m
IMDb RATING
7.7/10
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Adventurer (1986)
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Aristocrat-turned-smuggler Jack Vincent faces his vengeful brother-in-law at sea, leads a mutiny, and battles for survival after shipwreck. Stars Oliver Tobias in this 1987 New Zealand-filme... Read allAristocrat-turned-smuggler Jack Vincent faces his vengeful brother-in-law at sea, leads a mutiny, and battles for survival after shipwreck. Stars Oliver Tobias in this 1987 New Zealand-filmed series.Aristocrat-turned-smuggler Jack Vincent faces his vengeful brother-in-law at sea, leads a mutiny, and battles for survival after shipwreck. Stars Oliver Tobias in this 1987 New Zealand-filmed series.

  • Creators
    • Richard Carpenter
    • Sidney Cole
    • Paul Knight
  • Stars
    • Oliver Tobias
    • Peter Hambleton
    • Marshall Napier
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    • IMDb RATING
    7.7/10
    46
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    • Creators
      • Richard Carpenter
      • Sidney Cole
      • Paul Knight
    • Stars
      • Oliver Tobias
      • Peter Hambleton
      • Marshall Napier
    • 1User review
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    Oliver Tobias
    Oliver Tobias
    • Jack Vincent
    • 1986
    Peter Hambleton
    Peter Hambleton
    • Pat Cassidy
    • 1986
    Marshall Napier
    Marshall Napier
    • Mason…
    • 1986
    Temuera Morrison
    Temuera Morrison
    • Maru
    • 1986
    Paul Gittins
    Paul Gittins
    • Anderson…
    • 1986
    Peter Bland
    Peter Bland
    • Towers
    • 1986
    Peter Chin
    • Li
    • 1986
    Norman Forsey
    Norman Forsey
    • Flack
    • 1986
    Carl Bland
    • Hoskins…
    • 1986
    Matthew Evans
    • Tressler…
    • 1986
    Norman Fairley
    Norman Fairley
    • Anderson's Men…
    • 1986
    Peter Green
    • Anderson's Men…
    • 1986
    Steve Martin
    • Anderson's Men
    • 1986
    Guy Menzies
    • Anderson's Men
    • 1986
    Alison Bruce
    Alison Bruce
    • Sovay Banks…
    • 1986
    Jeremy Stephens
    • Ben Frobisher
    • 1986
    Gilbert Goldie
    Gilbert Goldie
    • Herrick
    • 1986
    Whatanui Skipwith
    • Tahuru
    • 1986
    • Creators
      • Richard Carpenter
      • Sidney Cole
      • Paul Knight
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    • Trivia
      Peter Chin who plays Li went on to become the Mayor of Dunedin, New Zealand.
    • Connections
      Follows Smuggler (1981)

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    • Release date
      • September 28, 1986 (New Zealand)
    • Country of origin
      • New Zealand
    • Also known as
      • Dødelige eventyr
    • Production companies
      • Gatetarn
      • TV New Zealand
      • Thames Television
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      • 30m
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      • Color

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