The green devils from the Mekong

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Movie
German title The green devils from the Mekong
Original title Attack Force Z ( AUS )
Z-tzu te kung tui ( TWN )
Country of production Australia , Taiwan
original language English
Publishing year 1982
length 93 minutes
Age rating FSK 16
Rod
Director Tim Burstall
script Roger Marshall
production John McCallum
music Eric Jupp
camera Lin Hung-Chung
cut David Stiven
occupation

Attack Force Z is the German-language title of Australian - Taiwanese film, which was shot in Taiwan in 1981 and originally entitled Attack Force Z was released. The film was released on February 5, 1982 in Germany and in March 1982 in Austria. In 2006 the film was released on DVD in Germany under the name Soldier .

action

The film takes place at the time of the Second World War . It begins with an introduction by the Australian special unit Attack Force Z. The story begins with Japan occupying an island in the South Pacific over which a shot down plane crashes. The Australian Sonderkommando is sent to find the pilot and a Japanese diplomat who was also on board and wanted to join the Allies. To do this, they have to cross the Japanese borders. Except for the leader of the unit, Captain Kelly, nobody knows the destination of the secret mission. The diplomat is said to have a secret that could end the war. During the course of the film, the Sonderkommando is decimated more and more by Japanese fire. The soldiers manage to find the diplomat and the film ends with the fact that he is the only one who can escape the jungle and is picked up by allied forces.

criticism

“Average staged and acted war adventure with the usual black and white painting. Relatively cautious in the "hard" scenes. "

- Lexicon of International Films

Film start

The film was released on February 5, 1982 in the Federal Republic of Germany, in England only on June 15, 1982. In 2006 the film was released in Germany under the title "Soldier - Those Going Through Hell". One of the things criticized about the DVD version is the poor sound, which is only available in mono .

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