DIRECTED BY: Tim Burstall

WRITTEN BY: Roger Marshall

MEL GIBSON AS: Captain P.G. (Paul) Kelly

GENRE: Action, Drama, History, War

TAGLINES:

- Blasting his way to hell and back.

PLOT SUMMARY:

Mel Gibson commands an elite military team dispatched during W.W.II to locate and rescue the survivors of a shot-down plane stranded on a South Pacific island occupied by Japanese. One of the castaways a defecting Japanese official holds the secret to ending the war and must be saved at all costs! Boasting a top notch cast Attack Force Z is a fast-moving action-packed World War II adventure story in the tradition of The Guns of Navarone and The Dirty Dozen.All-star cast includes Mel Gibson (Braveheart, Lethal Weapon) John Phillip Law (Danger: Diabolik Golden Voyage of Sinbad) Sam Neill (Jurassic Park The Triangle) Chris Haywood (The Man from Snowy River Muriel’s Wedding) and John Waters (Breaker Morant Summerfield). –Amazon

RELEASE DATES:

1982 February 5 (West Germany)
1982 March – (Austria)
1982 March 15 (Sweden)
1982 May 27 (Argentina)
1982 June – (Australia)
1982 June – (United States)
1982 August 24 (Norway)
1984 August 25 (Philippines)

TRIVIA:

- The original director, Phillip Noyce, was fired due to creative differences.

- Was filmed in locations in Taiwan.

- Reportedly, Mel and director, Tim Burstall, didn’t get along well on set. Several months following the film’s wrap, Mel arrived at King’s Cross in Sydney where Tim was editing the film. The two had a drink and Mel talked about his plans to marry Robyn.

- During scenes, they devised various tricks to make Mel appear about the same height as co-star John Phillip Law.

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