Boasting a top notch cast, attack force z is a fastmoving, actionpacked world war ii adventure story in the tradition of the guns of navarone and the dirty dozen. Kelly gibson and his elite squad of australian commandos must keep tabs. Complicating matters is a traitor in the good guys midst. We get to see a young mel gibson and sam neil in action. Watch movie attack force z full streaming with duration 93 min and released on 19820610 with mpaa rating is 1.
Allstar cast includes mel gibson braveheart, lethal weapon. Attack force z was originally released theatrically in north america in june 1982 and is in the company of a collection of films that include mad max, the road warrior and gallipoli that introduced mel gibson to u. John mccallum, kuoliang hsu, lee robinson, roger marshall. It is loosely based on actual events and was filmed in taiwan in 1979.
Attack force z 1981 unrated 1h 35m war movies australian commandos john phillip law, mel gibson, sam neill rescue survivors of a downed aircraft on a japaneseheld island. When a plane goes down in the south pacific, australian commandos penetrate enemy lines to rescue survivors, including one who could possibly end ww2. Attack force z alternatively titled the z men is a 1982 australiantaiwanese world war ii film directed by tim burstall. Watch on ios, android, apple tv, roku, and chromecast.
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Belgium english title video box title attack force z. With john phillip law, mel gibson, sam neill, chris haywood. During world war ii, a topsecret australian attack unit penetrates japanese lines to perform a daring rescue mission. The film also features an early leading peformance by sam neill. Attack force z the 1982 movie, trailers, videos and more at yidio. Watch attack force z 1981 online free trial the roku. If u find any movie with download link unavailable leave a comment under that movie i will reupload quick.