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MASTER SCORE 49.1 / 100
1988·Action / History / War·1h 38m

SKELETON COAST

“A retired American colonel: his mission, to rescue his son, a CIA agent imprisoned in the Skeleton Coast!”

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.

Above the Line
John 'Bud' Cardos·DirectorNadia Caillou·ScreenplayHarry Alan Towers·StoryBarry Bekker·Original Music ComposerMac Errington·Editor
Cast
Ernest Borgnine·Colonel SmithRobert Vaughn·Colonel SchneiderOliver Reed·Captain SimpsonHerbert Lom·EliaSimon Sabela·SekassiDaniel Greene·RickLeon Isaac Kennedy·ChuckNancy Mulford·SamPeter Kwong·TohsiroRobin Townsend·Opal
Full Crew
(30 credits)
Directing· 7
John "Bud" Cardos·DirectorMark Engels·Assistant DirectorSteve Fillis·Assistant DirectorRichard Green·First Assistant DirectorCedric Sundstrom·Second Unit DirectorChrista Schamberger·Third Assistant DirectorMark Roper·Second Assistant Director
Writing· 2
Nadia Caillou·ScreenplayHarry Alan Towers·Story
Editing· 2
Mac Errington·EditorAllan Morrison·Editor
Sound & Music· 2
Barry Bekker·Original Music ComposerColin Shapiro·Original Music Composer
Art & Design· 6
Leonardo Coen Cagli·Production DesignAnnabella Blanche·Assistant Makeup ArtistBetty Church·Key Makeup ArtistLloyd Power·Assistant Makeup ArtistDaphne Williams·Assistant Makeup ArtistHazel Crampton·Set Dresser
Production· 10
Michelle Marshall·Executive ProducerGerald Milton·Executive ProducerHarry Alan Towers·ProducerRoger Orpen·Production ManagerDonald Paul Pemrick·CastingKeith Rosenbaum·Associate ProducerJohn Stodel·Associate ProducerGianna Pisanello·CastingDino Stroppa·Executive In Charge Of ProductionDanny Lerner·Production Supervisor
Other Departments· 1
Hanro Möhr·Cinematography
By the Numbers
49.1
OF 100
Master Score
4.4
OF 10
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