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Skeleton Coast
“A retired American colonel: his mission, to rescue his son, a CIA agent imprisoned in the Skeleton Coast!”
46%
Movie
1h 38m
AI Analysis
Skeleton Coast (1988) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of Skeleton Coast (1988) — a movie tagged as Action and Thriller with tense moods and fast-paced pacing.
Story & themes: 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 offi… Our models also surface themes such as war from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for general audiences. Expect fast-paced storytelling (~98 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate Skeleton Coast 46% (9 votes) — mixed but watchable scores for this movie.
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Synopsis
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.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1988-04-14
- Runtime
- 1h 38m
- TMDB rating
- 4.6
- TMDB ID
- 81351
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What is Skeleton Coast about?
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 h... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
Is there an AI analysis for Skeleton Coast?
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How long is the movie Skeleton Coast?
The official runtime for Skeleton Coast is approximately 98 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast
Ernest Borgnine
Colonel Smith
Robert Vaughn
Colonel Schneider
Oliver Reed
Captain Simpson
Herbert Lom
Elia
Simon Sabela
Sekassi
Daniel Greene
Rick
Leon Isaac Kennedy
Chuck
- N
Nancy Mulford
Sam
Peter Kwong
Tohsiro
- R
Robin Townsend
Opal
Arnold Vosloo
Blade
Tullio Moneta
Armand
- L
Larry Taylor
Robbins
- J
Jonathan Rands
Michael Smith
- R
Rudi De Jager
Lieutenant Schmidt
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