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* ArtisticLicenseShips: The Z Men are deployed from an RAN ''Oberon''-class submarine. You don't have to be a naval buff to notice this either, given the straight sail and lack of a deck gun on the UsefulNotes/ColdWar-era sub. The Taiwanese navy actually had (and still has) a number of WWII-era submarines in service at the time of filming. Unfortunately, they were heavily-modified GUPPY boats, and it's likely the filmmakers simply couldn't get permission from the Taiwanese government.
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''Attack Force Z'', also known as ''The Z Men'' is an Australian/Taiwanese [=WW2=] film directed by Tim Burstall (''Film/{{Stork}}'', ''Film/AlvinPurple'') and starring John Phillip Law, Creator/MelGibson, Creator/SamNeill, Chris Haywood, Creator/{{John Waters|1948}}, Koo Chuan-Hsiung, and Sylvia Chang. The film is a fictionalised depiction of the exploits of the elite multi-national Z Special Unit, and focuses primarily on Capt. P.G. Kelly (Gibson) as he leads the unit against UsefulNotes/ImperialJapan in the later months of [=WW2=].
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''Attack Force Z'', also known as ''The Z Men'' Men'', is an Australian/Taiwanese [=WW2=] film directed by Tim Burstall (''Film/{{Stork}}'', ''Film/AlvinPurple'') and starring John Phillip Law, Creator/MelGibson, Creator/SamNeill, Chris Haywood, Creator/{{John Waters|1948}}, Koo Chuan-Hsiung, and Sylvia Chang. The film is a fictionalised depiction of the exploits of the elite multi-national Z Special Unit, and focuses primarily on Capt. P.G. Kelly (Gibson) as he leads the unit against UsefulNotes/ImperialJapan in the later months of [=WW2=].
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''Attack Force Z'', also known as ''The Z Men'' is an Australian/Taiwanese [=WW2=] film directed by Tim Burstall (''Film/{{Stork}}'', ''Film/AlvinPurple'') and starring John Phillip Law, Creator/MelGibson, Creator/SamNeill, Chris Haywood, Creator/{{John Waters|1948}}, Koo Chuan-Hsiung, and Sylvia Chang. The film is a fictionalised depiction of the exploits of the elite multi-national Z Special Unit, and focuses primarily on Capt. P.G. Kelly (Gibson) as he leads the unit against UsefulNotes/ImperialJapan in the later months of [=WW2=].
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!! This film provides examples of the following tropes:
* MultinationalTeam: The titular squad is comprised of British, Australian, and New Zealand army personnel.
* OneLastSmoke: One of the Z Men is wounded while landing on the island. After exchanging overly casual banter and a cigarette the commander shoots him, so he won't be captured and give away the mission under torture.
* VeryLooselyBasedOnATrueStory: The script is loosely based on [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Opossum Operation Opossum]], where members of the titular squad were brought in to rescue the local sultan on the Japanese-occupied island of Ternate in Indonesia.
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''Attack Force Z'', also known as ''The Z Men'' is an Australian/Taiwanese [=WW2=] film directed by Tim Burstall (''Film/{{Stork}}'', ''Film/AlvinPurple'') and starring John Phillip Law, Creator/MelGibson, Creator/SamNeill, Chris Haywood, Creator/{{John Waters|1948}}, Koo Chuan-Hsiung, and Sylvia Chang. The film is a fictionalised depiction of the exploits of the elite multi-national Z Special Unit, and focuses primarily on Capt. P.G. Kelly (Gibson) as he leads the unit against UsefulNotes/ImperialJapan in the later months of [=WW2=].
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!! This film provides examples of the following tropes:
* MultinationalTeam: The titular squad is comprised of British, Australian, and New Zealand army personnel.
* OneLastSmoke: One of the Z Men is wounded while landing on the island. After exchanging overly casual banter and a cigarette the commander shoots him, so he won't be captured and give away the mission under torture.
* VeryLooselyBasedOnATrueStory: The script is loosely based on [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Opossum Operation Opossum]], where members of the titular squad were brought in to rescue the local sultan on the Japanese-occupied island of Ternate in Indonesia.
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