Attack Force Z (1982)
Attack Force Z
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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John Phillip Law
as Lieutenant Veitch
as Lieutenant Veitch
Mel Gibson
as Captain Kelly
as Captain Kelly
Sam Neill
as Sergeant Costello
as Sergeant Costello
Chris Haywood
as Able Seaman A.D. 'Sparrer' Bird
as Able Seaman A.D. 'Sparrer' Bird
Sylvia Chang
as Chien Hua
as Chien Hua
Ko Chun-Hsiung
as Lin Chan-Lang
as Lin Chan-Lang
John Waters
as Ted King
as Ted King
Val Champion
as Ed Ayres
as Ed Ayres
Yi Yuan
as Imanaka
as Imanaka
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Tim Burstall
Director
Director
Roger Marshall
Screenplay
Screenplay
Lin Hung-chung
Director of Photography
Director of Photography
George F.H. Chang
Executive Producer
Executive Producer
John McCallum
Executive Producer
Executive Producer
Lee Robinson
Producer
Producer
Eric Jupp
Music
Music
David Stiven
Editor
Editor
Don Connolly
Sound
Sound
Kuo-Liang Hsu
Associate Producer
Associate Producer
Tim Lloyd
Sound
Sound
Mei Chang-Kun
Production Manager
Production Manager
Bernard Hides
Production Designer
Production Designer
Roger Cowland
Visual Effects
Visual Effects
Michelle Lowe
Makeup Artist
Makeup Artist
Ping Chang
Art Direction
Art Direction
Betty Barnard
Production Supervisor
Production Supervisor
Fang-Hsing Lui
Special Effects
Special Effects
Byi Syou Jen
Wardrobe Designer
Wardrobe Designer
