Attack Force Z

Starring: Mel Gibson Director: Tim Burstall

DVD Features:

Audio:

• Dolby Digital - English

Product Description:

The elite volunteers of Attack Force Z are assigned the difficult and dangerous task of locating and recovering a defecting Japanese government official. Set in the Sambalang Straits in the South Pacific during World War II.

Plot Synopsis:

Mel Gibson costars with Sam Neill in this action-packed World War II adventure story. An elite Australian military team is dispatched to rescue survivors of a shot-down plane, stranded on a South Pacific island occupied by the Japanese. And one of the castaways may hold the secret to ending the war -- and must be saved at all costs.

Plot Keywords:

Action | Spies | Thriller | World War II

Production Notes:

• Made in 1981.
• Shot on Taiwan.
• Co-produced by Jonn McCallum Productions.
• Shown at the Cannes Film Festival May 18, 1981.
• The original director, Phillip Noyce, was replaced by Tim Burstall shortly before production began.

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