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Cobra Mission

1986 · 90 min

A gritty, pulpy jungle rescue that plays like a scrappy B-movie, mixing sweaty action with a bitter sense of unfinished business.

Tagline
This time they get to win!
Overview
Ten years after the end of the war in Vietnam, four ex-Marines decide to return to S.E. Asia to investigate reports of American POWs still being held there. These four include Roger, whose daughter's just been married, the unemployed James, Mark, who's quit his job at an Arizona roadside tavern, and Richard, recently a patient at a mental hospital. In the jungles of S.E. Asia they discover American POWs but also find out about a U.S. Government plot to keep this knowledge a secret.
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How it feels

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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • bleakstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • war
  • survival
  • betrayal
  • justice
  • loyalty
Places
  • wilderness
  • military
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action7
Horror3
Humour2
Realism6
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity3
Emotional weight5

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Genres
action, adventure, war
Directed by
Fabrizio De Angelis
Written by
Fabrizio De Angelis, Gianfranco Clerici, Vincenzo Mannino, Erwin C. Dietrich
Starring
Christopher Connelly, Oliver Tobias, Manfred Lehmann, John Steiner, Ethan Wayne, Donald Pleasence, Gordon Mitchell, Luciano Pigozzi
Music
Francesco De Masi
Cinematography
Sergio D'Offizi
Runtime
90 min
Country
Italy, Germany
Languages
English

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