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Attack Force Z is a 1982 Australian World War II film, directed by Tim Burstall. It is based on a real mission that took place during the war, and was shot in Taiwan.

The film is noted for starring Mel Gibson and Sam Neill, who were relatively unknown at the time but both went on to become international stars.

Plot

Lieutenant J.A. Veitch (played by Law) is the head of an elite squad of five international commandos. They are dispatched to rescue survivors of a shot-down plane on an island in the South Pacific which is occupied by the Japanese. One of the survivors is a defecting Japanese government official, and he is believed to hold a secret that could end the war. He must be rescued at any cost.

Main cast

John Phillip Law
— Lieutenant J.A. Veitch
Mel Gibson
— Captain P.G. Kelly
Sam Neill
— Sergeant D.J. Costello
Chris Haywood
— Able Seaman A.D. Bird
Ned Chun — Rice farmer
John Waters
— Ted King

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