Skeleton Coast (1988)
A retired American colonel: his mission, to rescue his son, a CIA agent imprisoned in the Skeleton Coast!
98 min
A 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.
- Release date
- April 14, 1988
- Country of origin
- United States, South Africa
Cast
- Ernest Borgnine as Col. Bill Smith
- Robert Vaughn as Maj. Schneider
- Oliver Reed as Capt. David Simpson
- Herbert Lom as Elia
- Simon Sabela as Sekassi
- Daniel Greene as Rick Weston
- Leon Isaac Kennedy as Chuck
- Nancy Mulford as Sam
- Peter Kwong as Tohsiro
- Robin Townsend as Opal
Crew
- John 'Bud' Cardos · Director
- Nadia Caillou · Writer
- Harry Alan Towers · Writer
- Harry Alan Towers · Producer
- Barry Bekker · Composer
- Colin Shapiro · Composer
- Hanro Möhr · Cinematographer
- Mac Errington · Editor
- Allan Morrison · Editor
- Donald Paul Pemrick · Casting director
- Gianna Pisanello · Casting director
- Leonardo Coen Cagli · Production designer