High Road to China (1983): Hutton's film in Boljun and Vela Draga

Updated October 15, 2026.

Tom Selleck plays a pilot searching for a young heiress's missing father. Brian G. Hutton filmed High Road to China in Boljun and Vela Draga too.

A search by biplane

Bess Armstrong plays Eve Tozer, an heiress who sets out to find her father in 1920s China. She hires pilot Patrick O'Malley, played by Selleck, and his sidekick Struts, played by Jack Weston. They begin the search by biplane.

Brian G. Hutton directed High Road to China, with Golden Harvest and Jadran Film involved in the production. Wilford Brimley, Robert Morley and Brian Blessed also appear alongside the three leads.

Istrian locations below Učka

The crew filmed in Boljun and Vela Draga. Boljun stands on a hill above the Boljun plain, looking towards Učka. Its old town contains a castle that builders enlarged between the 11th and 17th centuries.

Distance from Bale: 12 hours and 6 minutes driving

Actors: Tom Selleck, Bess Armstrong, Jack Weston, Wilford Brimley, Robert Morley, Brian Blessed, Cassandra Gava

Director: Brian G. Hutton

The film was shot at the location: Boljun

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