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4.6A retired Army colonel attempts to rescue his imprisoned son in this action packed thriller. To save his CIA operative son from terrorists, Col. Smith (Ernest Borgnine) and a group of mercenaries head to war-torn Angola's Skeleton Coast, where they must infiltrate an armed compound run by a sadistic East German officer before Smith's son is tortured to death. Robert Vaughn, Oliver Reed and Herbert Lom costar.
Released: 1988-04-1498 minDir: John "Bud" CardosAction, Thriller
Cast
- Ernest Borgnine as Colonel Smith
- Robert Vaughn as Colonel Schneider
- Oliver Reed as Captain Simpson
- Herbert Lom as Elia
- Simon Sabela as Sekassi
- Daniel Greene as Rick
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- Duration
- 98
- FilmAffinity ID
- 246859
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- publication date
- 1988-04-14
- title
- Skeleton Coast
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South Africa
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Angola
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Seychelles
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IMDb
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Ernest Borgnine
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Jonas Malheiro Savimbi
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National Union for the Total Independence of Angola
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Arnold Vosloo
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Angolan Civil War
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South-West Africa
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Robert Vaughn
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Herbert Lom
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Oliver Reed
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Seychelles International Airport
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Count Dracula
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Mad Mike Hoare
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Angolan Armed Forces
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Categories
1980s South African films1987 action thriller films1987 English-language films1987 filmsAngolan Civil War in fictionEnglish-language South African filmsFilms about counterfeit moneyFilms about mercenariesFilms directed by John CardosFilms set in AngolaFilms shot in NamibiaFilms shot in South AfricaSouth African action thriller filmsTemplate film date with 1 release dateUse South African English from November 2022War adventure films