''The Night Train to Kathmandu'' is a 1988

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starring

Milla Jovovich Milica Bogdanovna Jovovich; sr-Latn, Milica Bogdanovna Jovović; russian: Милица Богдановна Йовович; uk, Милиця Богданoвна Йовович ( ; born December 17, 1975), known professionally as Milla Jovo ...

, Eddie Castrodad and

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. It was directed by

Robert Wiemer Robert Wiemer (died August 21, 2014) was a film and television director, writer, producer and editor. Director * '' Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'' ** episode "Profit and Loss" * '' SeaQuest DSV'' * '' Star Trek: The Next Generation'' ** episode ...

Plot summary

Lily is forced to leave her home in

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with her parents and brother to travel to

Nepal Nepal (; ne, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ( ne, सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल ), is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is mai ...

. 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 Sherpa may refer to: Ethnography * Sherpa people, an ethnic group in north eastern Nepal * Sherpa language Organizations and companies * Sherpa (association), a French network of jurists dedicated to promoting corporate social responsibility * ...

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 The Himalayas, or Himalaya (; ; ), is a mountain range in Asia, separating the plains of the Indian subcontinent from the Tibetan Plateau. The range has some of the planet's highest peaks, including the very highest, Mount Everest. Over 100 ...

Main cast

as Lily McLeod * Eddie Castrodad as Prince Joharv *

as Prof. Harry Hadley-Smithe *

Kavi Raz Kavi Raz (born 1 January 1953) is an Indian-born British actor, writer, director and producer. Born in Punjab, Raz left India at a young age for the United Kingdom, where he grew up. Biography Raz attended university in the San Francisco Bay ar ...

as Prof. Dewan Godbothe * Trevor Eyster (credited as Tim Eyster) as Andrew McLeod * Robert Stoeckle as Jeff McLeod * Jan Pessano as Maureen McLeod * Santos Pant as Ravi

Home media

The film has been released on VHS and digital formats.Amazon Prime Video-The Night Train to Kathmandu
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References

External links

* * * 1988 films 1980s adventure films Paramount Pictures films 1980s English-language films 1988 romantic drama films Rail transport films Films about interracial romance Films set in Nepal {{romantic-drama-film-stub