Skeleton Coast (1988)
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.
Director:
John "Bud" Cardos
Writer:
Nadia Caillou
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Ernest Borgnine as Colonel Smith |
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Robert Vaughn as Colonel Schneider |
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Oliver Reed as Captain Simpson |
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Herbert Lom as Elia |
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Simon Sabela as Sekassi |
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Daniel Greene as Rick |
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Leon Isaac Kennedy as Chuck |
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Nancy Mulford as Sam |
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Peter Kwong as Tohsiro |
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Robin Townsend as Opal |
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Arnold Vosloo as Blade |
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Tullio Moneta as Armand |
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Larry Taylor as Robbins |
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Jonathan Rands as Michael Smith |
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Rudi De Jager as Lieutenant Schmidt |
| Production | Michelle Marshall | Executive Producer |
| Production | Gerald Milton | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Barry Bekker | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Colin Shapiro | Original Music Composer |
| Crew | Hanro Möhr | Cinematography |
| Editing | Mac Errington | Editor |
| Editing | Allan Morrison | Editor |
| Art | Leonardo Coen Cagli | Production Design |
| Production | Roger Orpen | Production Manager |
| Production | Harry Alan Towers | Producer |
| Directing | John "Bud" Cardos | Director |
| Production | Donald Paul Pemrick | Casting |
| Writing | Nadia Caillou | Screenplay |
| Writing | Harry Alan Towers | Story |
| Production | Keith Rosenbaum | Associate Producer |
| Production | John Stodel | Associate Producer |
| Production | Gianna Pisanello | Casting |
| Costume & Make-Up | Annabella Blanche | Assistant Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Betty Church | Key Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lloyd Power | Assistant Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Daphne Williams | Assistant Makeup Artist |
| Production | Dino Stroppa | Executive In Charge Of Production |
| Production | Danny Lerner | Production Supervisor |
| Directing | Mark Engels | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Steve Fillis | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Richard Green | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Cedric Sundstrom | Second Unit Director |
| Directing | Christa Schamberger | Third Assistant Director |
| Directing | Mark Roper | Second Assistant Director |
| Art | Hazel Crampton | Set Dresser |
| Art | Leith Ridley | Assistant Set Dresser |
| Sound | Conrad Kuhne | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Darryl Martin | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Ian Pople | Sound |