Operation Nam

Operation Nam (Italian: Cobra Mission, German: Die Rückkehr der Wildgänse) is a 1986 Italian-German war film written and directed by Fabrizio De Angelis (credited as Larry Ludman). It had a sequel, Cobra Mission 2, released in 1988.^[2]

Operation Nam
Directed by	Fabrizio De Angelis
Screenplay by	Erwin C. Dietrich Vincenzo Mannino Gianfranco Clerici Fabrizio De Angelis[1]
Produced by	Erwin C. Dietrich Fabrizio De Angelis[1]
Starring	Oliver Tobias Christopher Connelly Manfred Lehmann John Steiner
Cinematography	Sergio Salvati Sergio d'Offizi[1]
Edited by	Alberto Moriani Eugenio Alabiso[1]
Music by	Francesco de Masi[1]
Production companies	Ascot Film GmbH Fulvia International Film S.r.l.[1]
Release date	31 July 1986 (1986-07-31) (West Germany)
Running time	89 minutes[1]
Countries	West Germany Italy[1]

Plot

Ten years after the end of the Vietnam War, three American veterans who have never resigned themselves to defeat decided to organize a mission to return to Indochina. Their goal is to liberate the "missing in action", i.e. all those fellow soldiers taken prisoner by the Viet Cong and never let go.

Cast

• Oliver Tobias as Richard Wagner
• Christopher Connelly as Roger Carson
• Manfred Lehmann as Mark Adams
• John Steiner as James Walcott
• Ethan Wayne as Mike
• Donald Pleasence as Father Lenoir
• Gordon Mitchell as Col. Mortimer
• Luciano Pigozzi as Phil Lawson's Father
• Enzo G. Castellari as Major Morris
• Thomas Moore

Release

Operation Nam was released in West Germany as Die Rückkehr der Wildgänse on July 31, 1986.^[1]