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The Highest Honor (1982)

The Highest Honor poster
Original title
The Highest Honour
Directed by
Peter Maxwell
Genre
war film
Country
Australia
Runtime
2h 23m
Rated
M
Rating
6.6 of 10 from 5 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This war film follows Australian commandos on secret missions behind enemy lines in World War II. It shows their dangerous operations against Japanese forces in Singapore.

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What happens

The Highest Honour is a 1982 Australian/Japanese co-production about Operation Jaywick and Operation Rimau by Z Special Unit during World War II. The same story inspired the TV mini-series Heroes (1988) and Heroes II: The Return (1991). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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