The Night Train to Kathmandu

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The Night Train to Kathmandu
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Written byIan Robert
Robert Wiemer
Directed by Robert Wiemer
Starring Milla Jovovich
Eddie Castrodad
Pernell Roberts
Music byPaul Baillargeon
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producersRobert Wiemer
Ned Kandel
Producer Glenn Kershaw
CinematographyGlenn Kershaw
Editors James Eaton
Stephanie Lowry
Running time102 minutes
Production companyGolden Tiger Pictures
Original release
Network The Disney Channel
ReleaseJune 5, 1988 (1988-06-05)

The Night Train to Kathmandu is a 1988 American romantic fantasy television film starring Milla Jovovich, Eddie Castrodad and Pernell Roberts. It was directed by Robert Wiemer. [1]

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Plot summary

Lily is forced to leave her home in Princeton, New Jersey with her parents and brother to travel to Nepal. She is unhappy that she had to leave her own country and her old life behind to visit this mystic country with her family. Once there, however, she meets a mysterious Sherpa named Joharv and falls in love with him and the country. Joharv leads Lily as well as her brother and her anthropologist father to search for the legendary invisible "City That Never Was" against the backdrop of the Himalayas.

Main cast

Home media

The film has been released on VHS and digital formats. [2]

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References

  1. Disney Channel Magazine, June 4-July 16, 1988 issue, Page 14 (archive), Retrieved Oct 5, 2021
  2. Wiemer, Robert. The Night Train to Kathmandu. Paramount. Retrieved 2024-05-06 via Amazon.