After several American and British military personnel are killed in suicide attacks throughout southeast Asia, the U.S. begins to suspect a plot by the Vietnam government. To uncover the truth, the U.S. army calls upon a former commando who is looking for his long-lost son in Vietnam. While his military commanders want to see the commando succeed in his mission, his political overseers have a different set of plans.
Acting
Donald Pleasence doing the MOST with a character named Senator Blaster
Production
Filmed in Philippines doubling for Vietnam on approximately $12
Direction
Bruno Mattei's signature 'why use one take when seventeen will do' energy
Director
Bruno Mattei
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Bruno Mattei and Claudio Fragasso were infamous Italian exploitation directors who often 'borrowed' from Hollywood blockbusters on shoestring budgets.
This film belongs to the 'Macaroni Combat' subgenre—Italian war films made to cash in on American Vietnam War movie success.
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