Second in Command
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Second in Command |
| Original title | Second in Command |
| Country of production | Great Britain , Romania |
| original language | English , Romanian |
| Publishing year | 2006 |
| length | 87 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 16 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Simon Fellows |
| script |
David R. Corley , Jonathan Bowers , Jayson Rothwell |
| production |
Brad Krevoy , Pierre Spengler , Donald Kushner |
| music | Mark Sayfritz |
| camera | Douglas Milsome |
| cut | Andrew Jadavji |
| occupation | |
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Second in Command is an American action film from the year 2006 with Jean-Claude Van Damme in the lead role of Commander Sam Keenan. The director was Simon Fellows , who then shot again with Van Damme for Until Death .
action
Sam Keenan is a former Navy SEAL with great combat experience. When he takes up a new post in a crisis-ridden Eastern European country, he is confronted with a bloody, chaotic situation: heavily armed rebels are raging in the capital, have already killed the American ambassador and are now threatening to overthrow the new president and his unstable democracy . Keenan immediately secures the US embassy and gives shelter to the president. But the nearest US forces are hours away and the rebels are drawing closer. Keenan must find a way to put down the rebellion before the message goes up in flames.
criticism
The lexicon of international films judged the production to be a “simply developed action film [...] which predictably serves the standards of the genre. "
background
- In Germany, Second in Command was released uncut from 16 on DVD (87.53min), according to OFDB.de, which corresponds to the US R-rated version.
- The critics reacted negatively to the film. Some said that the Belgian “bone breaker” had n't made a normal movie since Wake of Death .
Web links
- Second in Command in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Release certificate for Second in Command . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry , April 2006 (PDF; test number: 106 097 DVD).
- ^ Second in Command. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .