Second in Command (2006)
Armed insurgents attempt a coup d'etat in a troubled Eastern European country, and the president flees to the U.S. embassy for protection. When the U.S. ambassador is murdered by the ruthless and gun-happy rebels, it comes down to the second-in-command of the embassy, Sam Keenan, played by Belgian kickboxer Jean-Claude Van Damme, to use his amazing martial arts technique to defend the besieged.
- Date of release
- 2006-05-02
- TMDB
- 5.5 / 10 (187)
- Runtime
- 1h 31m
- Genres
- Action, Thriller, War
- Director
- Simon Fellows
Casting
- Jean-Claude Van Damme — Cmdr. Samuel 'Sam' Keenan
- Julie Cox — Michelle Whitman
- Alan McKenna — Capt. John Baldwin
- Razaaq Adoti — Sgt. Earl 'Gunny' Darnell
- Velibor Topic — Anton Tavarov
- William Tapley — Frank Gaines
- Warren Derosa — Mike Shustec
- Ian Virgo — Cpl. Will Butler
- Raffaello Degruttola — PFC Zanger
- Șerban Celea — President Yuri Amirev
- Vlad Ivanov — RSO John Lydon
- Emanuel Pârvu — Cpl. Chevanton
Interesting facts
- Filmed in: Bucharest
Second in Command is a 2006 American action film, starring Jean-Claude Van Damme and directed by Simon Fellows. The film was released direct-to-DVD in the United States on May 2, 2006.
Production
The story is set in Moldavia. It was filmed in Bucharest, Romania in 50 days, between June 7 and July 27, 2005.
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