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Movie

Attack Force Z

1982NR1h 33m5.9 / 10

Sent to rescue survivors from the site of a plane crash in the South Pacific during WWII, Captain Kelly and his elite squad of Australian commandos must keep tabs on a defecting Japanese official who could hold the secret to peace.

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Synopsis

Sent to rescue survivors from the site of a plane crash in the South Pacific during WWII, Captain Kelly and his elite squad of Australian commandos must keep tabs on a defecting Japanese official who could hold the secret to peace.

More about Attack Force Z

Cast

Mel GibsonCaptain Kelly
John Phillip LawLieutenant Veitch
Sam NeillSergeant Costello
Chris HaywoodAble Seaman A.D. 'Sparrer' Bird
Sylvia ChangChien Hua
Ko Chun-HsiungLin Chan-Lang
John WatersTed King
Val ChampionEd Ayres

Credits

Directed by
Tim Burstall
Written by
Roger Marshall

Production details

Status
Released
Original language
English
Box office
$88K

Production

  • Fauna Productions
  • Central Motion Picture CorporationTaiwan
  • Australian Film CommissionAustralia
  • John McCallum Productions

Themes

1940sairplane crashcommandomissionpacific theatersubmarineworld war ii