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Description: Genre: War & Western - War / Theatrical Release: 1982 / Director: Tim Burstall / Actors: John Phillip Law, Mel Gibson ... more Newest Review: ... force of the Australian Army has been sent in to rescue any survivors. Captain Paul Kelly (played by Mel Gibson) leads the ... more |
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by daseaford - written on 24/01/02 (Very useful, 174 readings)
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When I saw that Mel Gibson was in this film I thought it would be a good one to watch. But, unfortunately I was wrong. This is a very early Mel Gibson film and at the time that it was made he was not even listed as a leading actor, but the film makers have taken advantage of his later fame by now ‘upgrading’ his position in the advertising credits. The film is set in 1945 during the Second World War in the islands of the South Pacific. An aircraft has crashed on one of the islands and an elite fighting force of the Australian Army has been sent in to rescue any survivors. Captain Paul Kelly (played by Mel Gibson) leads the group of five men from ...



