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Film / 2006
Second in Command
Directed by
Simon Fellows
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.
The story
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.
Cast
Jean-Claude Van DammeCmdr. Samuel 'Sam' Keenan
Julie CoxMichelle Whitman
Alan McKennaCapt. John Baldwin
Razaaq AdotiSgt. Earl 'Gunny' Darnell
Velibor TopicAnton Tavarov
William TapleyFrank Gaines
Warren DerosaMike Shustec
Ian VirgoCpl. Will Butler
Raffaello DegruttolaPFC Zanger
Șerban CeleaPresident Yuri Amirev
Vlad IvanovRSO John Lydon
Emanuel PârvuCpl. Chevanton
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Răzvan OpreaPFC Devereaux
Mihai BisericanuMarshall Geller
Elizabeth BarondesJennifer Lennard
Colin StintonAmbassador George Norland
Dan RadulescuPFC Pazzini
Cătălin ParaschivPFC Burke
Ștefan VelniciucBicycle Shop Owner
Silviu OlteanuCIA Photographer
Monica BîrlădeanuDr. Johnson
Elizabeth CookSandra Davies
Bryan JardineGen. Anderson
Mihai DinvaleJohn Franklin, NSA
Garrick HagonSecretary of State Richard Hammond
Herb ChestlerGen. Richmond
Eugen CristeaGen. Borgov
Tomi CristinCapt. Servat
Valentin PopescuVladimir Norkov
Stefan SolcanLt. Col. Morton
Cristian PopaDemonstration Leader
Filip Tiberiu AlexandruMilitia Boy
Bogdan UritescuScar
Laurence HarveyPalace Guard Sniper
Cristina Iulia PavalachePalace Demonstrator
Bart SidlesWalt Henkel
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