Danger Close: The Battle of Long Tan

Danger Close: The Battle of Long Tan

119 mins | Drama, Action, War, History | Aug. 8, 2019

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.

Danger Close: The Battle of Long Tan

119 mins | Drama, Action, War, History | Aug. 8, 2019

Danger Close: The Battle of Long Tan
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.
IMDb rating 6.8
Producers Ingenious Media, Full Clip Productions, Red Dune Films, Sunjive Studios, Deeper Water Films, THN Nominees, Hoosegow Productions
Original title Danger Close: The Battle of Long Tan
Directors Carl Edge, Joanne Pearce, Jamie Leslie, Greg Tynan, Merran Elliot, Kriv Stenders
Writers Paul Sullivan, James Nicholas, Jack Brislee, Karel Segers, Stuart Beattie

Cast

Travis Fimmel

as Major Harry Smith

Luke Bracey

as Sergeant Bob Buick

Daniel Webber

as Private Paul Large

Alexander England

as Warrant Officer Class 2 Jack Kirby

Aaron Glenane

as Captain Morrie Stanley

Nicholas Hamilton

as Private Noel Grimes

Myles Pollard

as Flight Lieutenant Frank Riley

Matt Doran

as Major Noel Ford

Anthony Hayes

as Lieutenant Colonel Colin Townsend

Richard Roxburgh

as Brigadier Oliver David Jackson

Toby Blome

as Private Bill 'Yank' Akell

Uli Latukefu

as Bombardier Ray Ngatai

Richard Te Are

as Gunner Murry Watene

Sean McCarthy

as Private Vic Grice

Mojean Aria

as Second Lieutenant Gordon Sharp

Ryan Hance

as Private Barry 'Custard' Meller

Jordan Abbey-Young

as Private Ron Eglinton

James Storer

as Private Kenny Gant

Ben Esler

as Gunner Ken Deacon

Sam Parsonson

as Second Lieutenant David Sabben

Travis Jeffery

as Second Lieutenant Geoff Kendall

Sam Fraser

as Private Colin Whiston

Julian Cullen

as Private Frank Topp

Lasarus Ratuere

as Corporal Buddy Lea

Sean Lynch

as Sergeant Paddy Todd

Leon Stripp

as Chopper Gunner #1

Jon Iles

as Chopper Gunner #2

Alex Neal

as Flight Lieutenant Bob Grandin

Emmy Dougall

as Little Pattie

Geoffrey Winter

as Col Joye

Benjamin Shannon

as Joy Boy #1

Tyler Goes

as Joy Boy #2

Oliver Lacey

as Joy Boy #3

Stephen Adams

as Joy Boy #4

Luis Barnett

as Lance Corporal Mark Walsh

Tom Yaxley

as Sergeant Neil Rankin

Ethan Robinson

as Private Alf Bartlett

Hugo Koehne

as Second Lieutenant John O'Halloran

Jay Kiriona

as Lance Bombardier Willie Walker

Aaron L. McGrath

as Private Brian Hornung

Felix Johnson

as Lance Corporal Barry Magnussen

Jarryd Doyle

as Private John Heslewood

Zachary Denman

as Corporal Barry 'Bluey' Moore

Sam Cotton

as Corporal Phil 'Doc' Dobson

Julian Lawrence

as Lance Corporal John Robbins

Christopher Sommers

as Group Captain Peter Raw

Stephen Peacocke

as Second Lieutenant Adrian Roberts

Ri-Jie Kwok

as NVA Sniper

Victoria Liu

as Female Vietcong #1

Oakley Kwon

as Female Vietcong #2

Connor Clarke

as Private Jim Richmond

Paul Allica

as F4 Phantom Pilot

Lincoln Lewis

as Private Kevin Graham

Andrew George

as Major Owen O'Brien

Sonny Le

as NVA Commander

Corey Matheson

as Private Rick Aldersea

Joel Drabble

as Radio Operator

Subaru Muroi

as NVA Bugle Player

Tim Weir

as Corporal Laurie Drinkwater