Danger Close: The Battle of Long Tan

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Synopsis

Vietnam War, 1966. Australia and New Zealand send troops to support the United States and South Vietnamese in their fight against the communist North. Soldiers are very young men, recruits and volunteers who have never been involved in a combat. On August 18th, members of Delta Company will face the true horror of a ruthless battle among the trees of a rubber plantation called Long Tân. They are barely a hundred. The enemy is a human wave ready to destroy them.

Directed by

Kriv Stenders

Written by

Stuart Beattie, Karel Segers, James Nicholas

Cast

Travis Fimmel

Major Harry Smith

Toby Blome

Private Bill 'Yank' Akell

Alexander England

Warrant Officer Class 2 Jack Kirby

Aaron Glenane

Captain Morrie Stanley

Uli Latukefu

Bombardier Ray Ngatai

Richard Te Are

Gunner Murry Watene

Luke Bracey

Sergeant Bob Buick

Sean McCarthy

Private Vic Grice

Mojean Aria

Second Lieutenant Gordon Sharp

Ryan Hance

Private Barry 'Custard' Meller

Jordan Abbey-Young

Private Ron Eglinton

JA

James Storer

Private Kenny Gant

Ben Esler

Gunner Ken Deacon

Anthony Hayes

Lieutenant Colonel Colin Townsend

Richard Roxburgh

Brigadier Oliver David Jackson

Sam Parsonson

Second Lieutenant David Sabben

Details

Released

August 8, 2019

Runtime

1h 59m

Status

Released

Language

EN

Country

Australia, United Kingdom, United States of America

Budget

$23,934,823

Box office

$2,078,370

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