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 | | A dated if reasonably watchable Aussie war film of the early 1980s, Attack Force Z tells the story of a small squad of WWII commandos sent to a Pacific island to rescue a Japanese defector. |
 | | Fresh from the success of Mad Max and Gallipoli, the Mel we see here is an emerging star, not yet in full stride, but with more than a hint of the charisma he was to polish in later years (and long before any hint of intense religiosity crept in). |
 | | Their mission is to reach the site of a downed plane, known to have crash-landed somewhere in the island's mountainous interior, and extract or eliminate any survivors. |
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