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.
John Phillip Law | Lieutenant Veitch | |
Mel Gibson | Captain Kelly | |
Sam Neill | Sergeant Costello | |
Chris Haywood | Able Seaman A.D. 'Sparrer' Bird | |
Sylvia Chang | Chien Hua | |
John Waters | Sub Lt. Ted 'Kingo' King |
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