The Riddle of the Stinson

The Riddle of the Stinson

1988 · 100 min · ★ 7.2 · Drama, TV Movie

A true story. In 1937, a routine passenger and mail flight crashes during bad weather on a flight between Brisbane and Sydney. A local bushman begins his own search, and finds the wreckage and two survivors ten days after the crash.

Directed by Chris Noonan · Written by Tony Morphett

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