Attack Force Z

Australia and Taiwan, 1982

Film
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Tim Burstall directs then-up-and-comers Mel Gibson and Sam Neill in this action-packed Cannes Film Festival selection about the grim realities of World War II, a gritty drama based on actual events. Sent to rescue survivors from the site of a plane crash in the South Pacific, Capt. P.G. Kelly (Gibson) 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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Credits

producer

Lee Robinson

production company

John McCallum Productions

production designer

Bernard Hides

visual effects

Roger Cowland

Duration

01:33:00

Production places
Australia Taiwan
Production dates
1982 1982

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

tmdb-movie-43279

Language

English

Subject categories

Action

Drama

War

TMDB-Movie

43279

Wikidata

Q463579

Collected

180 times

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