Attack Force Z (1982)

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.
Tim Burstall
John Phillip Law, Mel Gibson, Sam Neill, Chris Haywood, Sylvia Chang, Ko Chun-Hsiung, John Waters, Val Champion, Yi Yuan
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