John Phillip Law
Lieutenant Veitch
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.
Release Date | 1982-06-01 |
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Runtime | 1h 33m |
Director | Tim Burstall |
Producers | Lee Robinson, John McCallum, George F.H. Chang, Kuo-Liang Hsu |
Writer | Roger Marshall |