Mel Gibson blasting his way to hell and back
6.2
93 min
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.
Name | Character | Team | |
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John Phillip Law | Lieutenant Veitch | Unowned | |
Mel Gibson | Captain Kelly | The Free Refills | |
Sam Neill | Sergeant Costello | Unowned | |
Chris Haywood | Able Seaman A.D. 'Sparrer' Bird | Unowned | |
Sylvia Chang | Chien Hua | Unowned | |
Ko Chun-Hsiung | Lin Chan-Lang | Unowned | |
John Waters | Ted King | Unowned | |
Val Champion | Ed Ayres | Unowned | |
Yi Yuan | Imanaka | Unowned |