This is one of the two choppers we have for our movie danger close based on the battle of long tan which we are currently filming in queensland. Travis fimmel heads into battle in new trailer for danger. With 2,500 battlehardened viet cong soldiers closing in, their ammunition running out and casualties mounting, each man searches for the strength to triumph over an uncertain future with honor, decency and courage. Everything you need to know about danger close movie 2019. In the first 10 minutes, when establishing characters is so important, the movie gives us the barest bones, so that we struggle later to. South vietnam, late afternoon on august 18, 1966 for three and a half hours, in the pouring rain, amid the mud and shattered trees of a rubber plantation called long tan, major harry smith and his dispersed company of 108 young and mostly inexperienced australian and new zealand soldiers are. On august 18th, 1966, the battle of long tan occurred at the height of the vietnam war. Listen to trailer music, ost, original score, and the full list of popular songs in the film. The film is scheduled to open in australia on august 8th. Rent danger close 2019 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. With travis fimmel, toby blome, alexander england, aaron glenane. Danger close yify subtitles download, yts subtitles danger close in any format.
Hollywood vietnam war movie danger close to be filmed in queensland, premier annastacia palaszczuk says trenton akers, peter mitchell, aap, the couriermail february 28, 2018 3. But he praises the dramatisation of the events in the newly released film, danger close. August 18, 1966 108 young and mostly inexperienced australian and new zealand soldiers are fighting for their lives. Production commenced in 2018 with the script completed in june 2014. Search for screenings showtimes and book tickets for danger close. Danger close movie to be filmed in qld, annastacia.
Late afternoon august 18, 1966 south vietnam for three and a half hours, in the pouring rain, amid the mud and shattered trees of a rubber plantation called long tan, major harry smith and his dispersed company of 108 young and mostly inexperienced australian and new zealand soldiers are fighting for their lives, holding. The battle of long tan, stars vikings veteran travis fimmel in the story of a bloody battle fought by australians in vietnam. I was too bloody busy to be frightened australian defence force the defining battle of the vietnam war is now the subject of the film danger close. We featured the australian trailer for this military action movie, titled in full danger close. Late afternoon august 18, 1966 south vietnamfor three and a half hours, in the pouring rain, amid the mud and shattered trees of a rubber plantation called long tan, major harry smith and his dispersed company of 108 young and mostly inexperienced australian and new zealand soldiers are fighting for their lives, holding off an overwhelming force of 2,000 battlehardened viet cong. Travis fimmel australia danger close movie talk facebook. Australia a saban films release of a screen queensland, screen. The battle of long tan is in australian cinemas august 8. Red dog director kriv stenders latest film, danger close.
Major harry smith travis fimmel and his company of 108 young and inexperienced australian and new zealand soldiers are fighting for their. Elements of the film ring true but it is patriotic to a problematic extent. If its not the most characterdriven of australian war movies, its certainly one of the. Saban films has released a new us trailer for the australian action movie titled danger close. The battle of long tan, a few months back now you can see the us.
Anyone interested in the complexities and controversies surrounding australia and new zealands involvement in vietnam may find danger close disappointing. Late afternoon august 18, 1966 south vietnam for three and a half hours, in the pouring rain, amid the mud and shattered trees of a rubber plantation called long tan, major harry smith and his dispersed company of 108 young and mostly inexperienced australian and new zealand soldiers are fighting for their lives, holding off an overwhelming enemy. Kill me three times director kriv stenders and pirates of the caribbean writer stuart beattle, with james nicholas and karel segers, pay tribute to the heroic sacrifices of australian soldiers. Aug 14, 2019 danger close is a new australian film depicting one of the most significant battles of the vietnam war. The 2019 movie danger close out of depicts the contribution that australia made to the disastrous effort. Late afternoon august 18, 1966 south vietnam for three and a half hours, in the pouring rain, amid the mud and shattered trees of a rubber plantation called long tan, major harry smith and his dispersed company of 108 young and mostly inexperienced australian and new zealand soldiers are fighting for their lives, holding off an overwhelming enemy force of. Australian and new zealand soldiers face overwhelming odds as they fight for their lives during the battle of long tan in vietnam. Queensland does a good job of standing in for the vietnamese jungle, as about a third of the film is during rain realistic. Danger close is problematic as a history lesson, but still offers viewers an. This chopper, a bell 204 from mcdermott aviation is the civilian equivalent of a uh1b and it is painted in the 1966 raaf 9 squadron a21020 markings. With 2,500 battlehardened viet cong soldiers closing in, their ammunition running out and casualties mounting, each man searches for the strength to triumph over an uncertain future with honor, decency. Major harry smith travis fimmel and his company of 108 young and inexperienced australian and new zealand soldiers are fighting for their lives in the battle.
Danger close tells the story of heroic australians in. The battle of long tan danger close is a military phrase used in battle when forward. This was the artistic dilemma faced by the makers of new australian film danger close. What vietnam veterans think of the new film about their war the. War film offers glimpse into the real horrors of long tan. Late afternoon august 18, 1966 south vietnam for three and a half hours, in the pouring rain, amid the mud and shattered trees of a rubber plantation called long tan, major harry smith and his dispersed company of 108 young and mostly inexperienced australian and new zealand soldiers are fighting for their lives, holding off an overwhelming enemy force of 2,500 battle hardened viet cong and. Jun 27, 2018 danger close tells the incredible true story of when in the late afternoon on august 18, 1966 in south vietnam, for three and a half hours in torrential rain, amid the mud and shattered trees of a rubber plantation called long tan, major harry smith travis fimmel and his dispersed company of 108 young and mostly inexperienced australian and new zealand soldiers fought for their lives. For three and a half hours, in the pouring rain, amid the mud and shattered trees of a rubber plantation called long tan, major harry smith and his dispersed company of 108 young and mostly inexperienced australian and new zealand soldiers are fighting for their lives, holding off an overwhelming force of 2,500 battle hardened viet cong and north vietnamese soldiers.
Official website brought to you by transmission films. Danger close is a dramatic, visceral, action centered feature film based on a true story of young, untested boys under fire and how one man, their uncompromising company commander, learns to accept and embrace their brotherhood to finally discover who he is, and what he and his men are really. Travis fimmel australia danger close movie facebook. Danger close movie to be filmed in qld, annastacia palaszczuk. Top 10 most realistic war movies according to military. The battle of long tan august 8th, 2019 wide video release. For three and a half hours, in the pouring rain, amid the mud and shattered trees of a rubber plantation called long tan, major harry smith travis fimmel and his dispersed company of 108 young and mostly inexperienced australian and new zealand soldiers are fighting for. Danger close still makes for a breath of fresh air as far as what aussie filmmakers are willing to focus on within the anzac canon, and recognising the heroes of one of historys least popular wars is definitely commendable. The battle of long tan, a filmmakers dramatization has earned both praise and pushback from the soldiers who survived the attack 53 years ago.
The men of delta company, 6th royal australian regiment, were sent out to patrol the area around their base at nui dat. Major harry smith travis fimmel and his company of 108 young and inexperienced soldiers are fighting for their lives in the battle of long tan. The battle of long tan is a 2019 australian war film about the. Hobbs says some of the key challenges included creating rubber plantations. Danger close in us theaters november 8, 2019 starring travis fimmel, luke bracey, daniel webber, alexander england. Rent danger close 2019 starring travis fimmel and luke bracey on dvd and bluray. Buy danger close the battle of long tan on dvd on sale. Reviews from rotten tomatoes are not available right now.
What vietnam veterans think of the new film about their. Danger close is not the best australian war movie ever made, but thats because we live in a universe where peter weirs gallipoli 1981 and bruce beresfords breaker morant 1980 happened its morant, by the way. The battle of long tan is a 2019 australian war film about the battle of long tan during the vietnam war. The battle of long tan replicates a day in the vietnam war when 108 young and inexperienced australian and new zealand soldiers fought for their lives against. The battle of long tan, which is playing as part of the 2019 new zealand international film festival. Danger close 2019 online subtitrat in romana gratis hd. Starring travis fimmel, luke bracey, daniel webber, nicholas hamilton, anthony hayes and richard roxburgh. Danger close is in theaters, on demand and digital in 3 days usa. Visit tunefind for music from your favorite tv shows and movies. The base was established in order to cut north vietnamese supply lines, and the north vietnamese and their viet cong allies were super pissed off about it. Major harry smith travis fimmel and his company of 108 young and inexperienced australian and new zealand soldiers are fighting for their lives in the battle of long tan.
Danger close is a new australian film depicting one of the most significant battles of the vietnam war. The battle and the ongoing rain storm left the battlefield muddy and full of debris. Danger close tells the incredible true story of when in the late afternoon on august 18, 1966 in south vietnam, for three and a half hours in torrential rain, amid the mud and shattered trees of a rubber plantation called long tan, major harry smith travis fimmel and his dispersed company of 108 young and mostly inexperienced australian and new zealand. Principal photography took place between may and july 2018 at the village roadshow studios in.
Nov 05, 2019 combat soldiers from australia and new zealand began arriving the previous year, but as depicted in danger close, they were mostly inexperienced, untried, and rather bored. What vietnam veterans think of the new film about their war. In august 1966, in a vietnamese rubber plantation called long tan, 108 young and inexperienced australian and new zealand soldiers are fighting for their. Jun 05, 2019 danger close official teaser trailer reaction duration. One late afternoon in 1966, in a vietnamese rubber plantation, 108 young and mostly inexperienced australian and new zealand soldiers held off a force of 2500. The companys greatest success to date is having more than 50 veterans employed on the upcoming australian film danger close, which is about the infamous battle of long tan during the vietnam war. Australia a saban films release of a screen queensland, screen australia, saboteur media. Ac3evoeng2 watch online download subtitles searcher. The battle for long tan is a queenslandfilmed vietnam war film from the director of red dog. In august 1966, in a vietnamese rubber plantation called long tan, 108 young and inexperienced australian and new zealand soldiers are fighting for their lives against 2500 north vietnamese and viet cong soldiers.
The battle of long tan starring travis fimmel vikings, luke bracey hacksaw ridge, daniel webber the punisher, the dirt and richard roxbugh is also out now on. The battle of long tan recreates the most famous australian battle of the vietnam war, during which outnumbered and outexperienced anzac troops fought boldly. Aug 08, 2019 danger close is directed by australian filmmaker kriv stenders, who is best known for his crowdpleasing hit film red dog and the darkly comic crime flick kill me three times. The farewell, dora and the lost city of gold, peanut butter falcon, and more by samantha donsky nov 8, 2019.
Army veterans forge lifechanging new careers as movie. I served a total of 23 years in the australian army and my first tour of duty in south vietnam occured in 1966 as a soldier in delta company of the 6th battalion of the royal australian regiment d6rar. But the unquestionably good intentions behind all this arent enough to outweigh the middling results. Get danger close dvd and bluray release date, trailer, movie poster and movie stats. Jul 23, 2019 production designer sam hobbs reveals how he created 60s vietnam in australia for danger close. I wanted to understand what those brave men went through. For three and a half hours, in the pouring rain, amid the mud and shattered trees of a rubber plantation called long tan, major harry smith travis fimmel and his dispersed company of 108 young and mostly inexperienced australian and new zealand soldiers are fighting for their lives. The battle of long tan, from director kriv stenders. The battle of long tan recreates the most famous australian battle of the vietnam war. It certainly deserves to be in the conversation, though, and its not overstating the case to call it the best.
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