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Danger Close: The Battle of Long Tan (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.

  • War
  • Action
  • Drama
  • History

Top billed cast

  • Photo of Travis FimmelTravis FimmelMajor Harry Smith
  • Photo of Luke BraceyLuke BraceySergeant Bob Buick
  • Photo of Daniel WebberDaniel WebberPrivate Paul Large
  • Photo of Alexander EnglandAlexander EnglandWarrant Officer Class 2 Jack Kirby
  • Photo of Aaron GlenaneAaron GlenaneCaptain Morrie Stanley
  • Photo of Nicholas HamiltonNicholas HamiltonPrivate Noel Grimes
  • Photo of Myles PollardMyles PollardFlight Lieutenant Frank Riley
  • Photo of Matt DoranMatt DoranMajor Noel Ford
  • Photo of Anthony HayesAnthony HayesLieutenant Colonel Colin Townsend
  • Photo of Richard RoxburghRichard RoxburghBrigadier Oliver David Jackson

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