Danger Close: The Battle of Long Tan
Outnumbered. Outgunned. Never out of courage.
2019 | 119m | English
Popularity: 3 (history)
| Director: | Kriv Stenders |
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| Writer: | Stuart Beattie, Jack Brislee, Paul Sullivan, James Nicholas, Karel Segers |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Aug 08, 2019 |
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| Director: | Kriv Stenders |
| Writer: | Stuart Beattie, Jack Brislee, Paul Sullivan, James Nicholas, Karel Segers |
| Genres: | Action, Drama, History, War |
| Keywords | vietnam war, based on true story, 1960s, outnumbered, brothers-in-arms relationship, anzac, historical battle |
| Production Companies | Ingenious Media, Full Clip Productions, Red Dune Films, Sunjive Studios, Deeper Water Films, THN Nominees, Hoosegow Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $2,078,370
Budget: $23,934,823 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Stuart Beattie | Screenplay |
| Bud Hopes | Extras Casting |
| Ben Nott | Director of Photography |
| Kriv Stenders | Director |
| Veronika Jenet | Editor |
| Jamie Leslie | First Assistant Director |
| Merran Elliot | Script Supervisor |
| Emma Rudkin | Set Decoration |
| Sam Hobbs | Production Design |
| Brian Cox | Special Effects Supervisor |
| Stevie Ray | Casting |
| Sean Genders | Makeup Effects Designer |
| Billy Harmer | Key Grip |
| Robert Sullivan | Sound Mixer |
| Peta Ross | Line Producer |
| Nathan Lawson | Stunt Coordinator |
| Scott Zero | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Liam Egan | Sound Supervisor, Sound Designer |
| Ri-Jie Kwok | Stunts |
| Michael Wolstenholme | Production Manager, Production Accountant |
| Jack Brislee | Screenplay |
| Lizzy Gardiner | Costume Designer |
| Paul Sullivan | Screenplay |
| Keir Beck | Stunt Coordinator |
| Jon Iles | Stunts, Military Consultant |
| Les Fiddess | Foley Artist, Foley Editor, Foley Supervisor |
| Henry Karjalainen | Post Production Supervisor |
| Yoshinao Aonuma | Stunts |
| Darvin Dela Cruz | Stunts |
| Scott George | Stunts |
| Caleb Guinery | Stunts |
| Peter Hill | Stunts |
| Nathan Lawson | Stunts |
| Caitlin Yeo | Original Music Composer |
| Rocky Hema | Military Consultant |
| James Nicholas | Screenplay |
| Jodie Whetter | Art Direction |
| Emile Oliver | Property Master |
| Joanne Pearce | Second Assistant Director |
| Karel Segers | Screenplay |
| Nathanial Purdon | Unit Manager |
| Craig Walmsley | Production Sound Mixer |
| Matt Slattery | Gaffer |
| Jasin Boland | Still Photographer |
| Siobhan Purkis | Assistant Set Designer |
| Timothy Frost | Stunts |
| Chan Griffin | Stunts |
| Luke Ha | Stunts |
| Shinji Ikefuji | Stunts |
| Nathan Kannegiesser | Stunts |
| Stephen Murdoch | Stunt Double |
| Dan Reardon | Stunts |
| Phill Stark | Stunts |
| Thaison Tran | Stunts |
| Jono Wong | Stunts |
| Carl Edge | Third Assistant Director |
| Gary Collins | Steadicam Operator, "B" Camera Operator |
| Ron Coe | First Assistant "A" Camera |
| Dan Clark | First Assistant "B" Camera |
| Alec Schultz | Second Assistant "B" Camera |
| Frank Hruby | First Assistant Camera |
| Guy Alexander | Drone Operator |
| Marcus Ballantine | Best Boy Grip |
| Jay A. Lind | Dolly Grip |
| Dillan Harmer | Grip |
| Sean Aston | Grip |
| Geraldine Tartan | Art Department Coordinator |
| Jason Clee | Set Dresser |
| Alex Deveaux | Set Dresser |
| Richard Nitz | Construction Foreman |
| Peter Hordern | Greensman |
| Adam Dalli | Costume Supervisor |
| Alisha Hennessy | Costume Assistant |
| Tess Natoli | Makeup Designer, Hair Designer |
| Anita Morgan | Key Hairdresser, Key Makeup Artist |
| Billie Weston | Makeup & Hair |
| Ethan Ruddy | Stunts |
| Darrell Walshe | Stunts |
| Kevin Willie | Stunts |
| Greg Tynan | Third Assistant Director |
| Darrin Keough | "A" Camera Operator |
| Jeremy Wheatley | Second Assistant "A" Camera |
| Robbie MacKinnon | First Assistant "C" Camera |
| Dan MacArthur | Camera Operator |
| Jamie Chong | Second Assistant Camera |
| Tristan Atkins | Boom Operator |
| Alex Dolan | Dolly Grip |
| Charlie Lowe | Grip |
| Josh Turner | Grip |
| Joe Stick | Best Boy Electric |
| John Kelly | Leadman |
| Sammy Seath | Set Dresser |
| Michael Meehan | Construction Manager |
| Bern Castle | Scenic Artist |
| Les Landon | Greensman |
| Lauren Hunter | Costume Assistant |
| Emma George | Makeup & Hair |
| Vivienne Boo Fox | Makeup & Hair |
| Vicki Sands | Makeup & Hair |
| Lindy Hartley | Makeup & Hair |
| Taylor Scott | Assistant Makeup Artist |
| Sophie Thorpe | Assistant Makeup Artist |
| Emily Thallon | Location Assistant |
| Kristi Gamble | Assistant Production Coordinator |
| Hine Tuaeu | Payroll Accountant |
| Laurie Hughes | Visual Effects Editor |
| Alicia Slusarski | Sound Effects Editor |
| Tony Murtagh | Dialogue Editor |
| Xoe Baird | ADR Mixer |
| Doron Kipen | ADR Mixer |
| Evan McHugh | Music Editor |
| Julian Langdon | Orchestrator |
| Laurie Stone | Music Supervisor |
| Cora Montalban | Makeup & Hair |
| Gail Kane | Makeup & Hair |
| Rebecca Allen | Makeup & Hair |
| Madison Griinke-Visser | Assistant Makeup Artist |
| Mike McLean | Location Manager |
| Shamere Borg | Production Coordinator |
| Emily Garretto | Production Secretary |
| Kristi McLaren | First Assistant Accountant |
| Walter Ratcliffe | Assistant Editor |
| Tara Webb | Sound Effects Editor |
| James Andrews | ADR Editor |
| Martin Quiñones | ADR Mixer |
| Jason Fernandez | Music Editor |
| Jessica Wells | Orchestrator |
| Garry McDonald | Music Supervisor |
| Kirsty McGregor | Casting |
| Mark 'Tubby' Taylor | Still Photographer |
| Chris Bridgewater | Stunts |
| Jace Lee | Stunts |
| Kenny Low | Stunts |
| Daniel Nelson | Stunts |
| Leon Stripp | Stunts |
| Daniel Weaver | Stunt Double |
| Masa Yamaguchi | Stunts |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Stuart Beattie | Producer |
| John Schwarz | Producer |
| Martin Walsh | Producer |
| Silvio Salom | Producer |
| Andrew Mann | Producer |
| Tony H. Noun | Producer |
| Michael Schwarz | Producer |
| Justin Boylson | Executive Producer |
| Dennis Karp | Executive Producer |
| Joe Simpson | Executive Producer |
| Jay Taylor | Executive Producer |
| Alastair Burlingham | Executive Producer |
| Meyer Shwarzstein | Executive Producer |
| Peter Wetherell | Executive Producer |
| Anders Erdén | Executive Producer |
| Marcus Englefield | Executive Producer |
| Michael Burton | Executive Producer |
| David Kennedy | Executive Producer |
| Anton Rosenberg | Executive Producer |
| John Jencks | Executive Producer |
| Charlie Dombek | Executive Producer |
| Veronica Sive | Executive Producer |
| Charles Hannah | Executive Producer |
| Simon Williams | Executive Producer |
| George Lee | Executive Producer |
| Marcus Bolton | Executive Producer |
| Nick Quested | Executive Producer |
| Jimmy Costas | Executive Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 22 | 35 | 14 |
| 2024 | 5 | 27 | 54 | 16 |
| 2024 | 6 | 21 | 38 | 11 |
| 2024 | 7 | 26 | 55 | 15 |
| 2024 | 8 | 21 | 37 | 13 |
| 2024 | 9 | 17 | 38 | 12 |
| 2024 | 10 | 20 | 33 | 11 |
| 2024 | 11 | 23 | 46 | 11 |
| 2024 | 12 | 21 | 38 | 12 |
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| 2025 | 2 | 13 | 23 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 1 |
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| 2025 | 4 | 848 | 848 |
maketheSWITCH
N/A
‘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 modernise ... d 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 Head to https://www.maketheswitch.com.au/sff for more Sydney Film Festival reviews.
Jun 23, 2021
Ruuz
5.0
I don't at all dislike War films, but they're also not of a genre that is particularly close to my heart. Danger Close didn't do anything for me that changed that, but, if you're a fan, and are interested in the ever-elusive "Anything other than the Yanks in WWII/Vietnam or the Brits in WWI/WWII", y ... ou could do a lot worse than give _Danger Close_ a chance, but if you're looking for strong characterisation, you could do better too. _Final rating:★★½ - Had a lot that appealed to me, didn’t quite work as a whole._
Jun 23, 2021