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.

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.

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.

DVD Features:

Keep Case
Audio:
Dolby Digital - English

Mel Gibson: Australian-Raised Actor-Director
John Phillip Law: American actor, BARBARELLA, THE GOLDEN VOYAGE OF SINBAD
John Waters: Australian Actor - Not Legendary Baltimore Filmmaker
Sam Neill: Australian Actor/ JURASSIC PARK, EVENT HORIZON

Tim Burstall: Australian Director