Key Details

Release StatusReleased

Release Date1987-12-11

Languageen

Runtime1h 33m

Production

Daars Productions, Hill 770

5.3(13)

•1987•1h 33m

Dog Tags

"Platoon To Hell!"

Drama

Overview

POW's rescued from tiger cages in Vietnam are brought into a secret mission by an Army Captain. However when the group finds a cache of gold, greed sets in and the mission goes awry.

Director

Romano Scavolini

Writing & Screenplay

Romano Scavolini

Cinematography

John 'Sandy' McCallum

Principal Cast

9 credited

Clive WoodCecil

Baird Stafford

Robert Haufrecht

Peter EhlichJack Glass

Mike MontyCaptain Newport

Jim GainesPet (as Jaimes Gaines)

Robert MariusEddy

David Anderson

Chris Hilton

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