2019

119m

Danger Close: The Battle of Long Tan

Summary

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.

Cast

Travis Fimmel

Major Harry Smith

Luke Bracey

Sergeant Bob Buick

Daniel Webber

Private Paul Large

Alexander England

Warrant Officer Class 2 Jack Kirby

Aaron Glenane

Captain Morrie Stanley

Nicholas Hamilton

Private Noel Grimes

Myles Pollard

Flight Lieutenant Frank Riley

Matt Doran

Major Noel Ford

Anthony Hayes

Lieutenant Colonel Colin Townsend

Richard Roxburgh

Brigadier Oliver David Jackson

Toby Blome

Private Bill 'Yank' Akell

Uli Latukefu

Bombardier Ray Ngatai

Richard Te Are

Gunner Murry Watene

Sean McCarthy

Private Vic Grice

Mojean Aria

Second Lieutenant Gordon Sharp

Ryan Hance

Private Barry 'Custard' Meller

Jordan Abbey-Young

Private Ron Eglinton

James Storer

Private Kenny Gant

Ben Esler

Gunner Ken Deacon

Sam Parsonson

Second Lieutenant David Sabben

Travis Jeffery

Second Lieutenant Geoff Kendall

Sam Fraser

Private Colin Whiston

Julian Cullen

Private Frank Topp

Lasarus Ratuere

Corporal Buddy Lea

Sean Lynch

Sergeant Paddy Todd

Leon Stripp

Chopper Gunner #1

Jon Iles

Chopper Gunner #2

Alex Neal

Flight Lieutenant Bob Grandin

Emmy Dougall

Little Pattie

Geoffrey Winter

Col Joye

Benjamin Shannon

Joy Boy #1

Tyler Goes

Joy Boy #2

Oliver Lacey

Joy Boy #3

Stephen Adams

Joy Boy #4

Luis Barnett

Lance Corporal Mark Walsh

Tom Yaxley

Sergeant Neil Rankin

Ethan Robinson

Private Alf Bartlett

Hugo Koehne

Second Lieutenant John O'Halloran

Jay Kiriona

Lance Bombardier Willie Walker

Aaron L. McGrath

Private Brian Hornung

Felix Johnson

Lance Corporal Barry Magnussen

Jarryd Doyle

Private John Heslewood

Zachary Denman

Corporal Barry 'Bluey' Moore

Sam Cotton

Corporal Phil 'Doc' Dobson

Julian Lawrence

Lance Corporal John Robbins

Christopher Sommers

Group Captain Peter Raw

Stephen Peacocke

Second Lieutenant Adrian Roberts

Ri-Jie Kwok

NVA Sniper

Victoria Liu

Female Vietcong #1

Oakley Kwon

Female Vietcong #2

Connor Clarke

Private Jim Richmond

Paul Allica

F4 Phantom Pilot

Lincoln Lewis

Private Kevin Graham

Andrew George

Major Owen O'Brien

Sonny Le

NVA Commander

Corey Matheson

Private Rick Aldersea

Joel Drabble

Radio Operator

Subaru Muroi

NVA Bugle Player

Tim Weir

Corporal Laurie Drinkwater

Crew

Director

Kriv Stenders

Screenplay

Stuart Beattie

Screenplay

Karel Segers

Screenplay

Jack Brislee

Screenplay

James Nicholas

Screenplay

Paul Sullivan

Reviews

maketheSWITCH

June 18, 2019

‘Danger Close’ is an epic recount of the Battle of Long Tan with no Hollywood exaggerations, no excuses for narrative cuts, and no colourful tie-ins. Kriv Stenders has created a film that explores inherit Australian values, history and entertainment – whilst encapsulating friendship, and a modernised respect to the ANZACs. - Lily Meek

Read Lily's full article... https://www.maketheswitch.com.au/article/review-danger-close-the-battle-of-long-tan-close-to-home

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