Biggles (1986)
Directed by John Hough

Adventure / Family / Sci-Fi / War
aka: Biggles: Adventures in Time

Film Synopsis

New York salesman Jim Ferguson is attending a business party when he suddenly finds himself whisked through time, ending up in aerial combat during the First World War. Here, he saves the life of Royal Flying Corps plot James Bigglesworth before being catapulted back to his own time in the 1980s. Bigglesworth's former commanding officer, Raymond, tells Ferguson that he and Biggles are time twins, each compelled to join the other when he is in mortal danger. Ferguson finds he has no choice but to assist Biggles in his attempt to destroy a German weapon that could turn the tide of the war...
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Film Credits

  • Director: John Hough
  • Script: W.E. Johns (characters), John Groves, Kent Walwin
  • Cinematographer: Ernest Vincze
  • Music: Stanislas Syrewicz
  • Cast: Neil Dickson (James 'Biggles' Bigglesworth), Alex Hyde-White (Jim Ferguson), Fiona Hutchison (Debbie), Peter Cushing (Air Commodore Colonel William Raymond), Marcus Gilbert (Eric Von Stalhein), William Hootkins (Chuck), Alan Polonsky (Bill), Francesca Gonshaw (Marie), Michael Siberry (Algy), James Saxon (Bertie), Daniel Flynn (Ginger), Roy Boyd (German N.C.O), Samantha Bradshaw (Hotel Girl), Andrea Browne (Lady Buyer), David Butler (British Officer), David Cann (Sapper Officer), Fanny Carby (Cleaning Lady), Forbes Collins (German Soldier), Patricia Ford (Telephone Operator), Jennifer Guy (Hotel Girl)
  • Country: UK / USA
  • Language: English / German / French
  • Support: Color
  • Runtime: 108 min
  • Aka: Biggles: Adventures in Time

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