Introduction

Ambush is a 2023 war action thriller written by Mark Earl Burman, Michael McClung, Johnny Lozano, and Dillon Slack, directed by Burman and starring Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Connor Paolo, and Aaron Eckhart.

Outline

When a small outpost gets ambushed during the Vietnam War, a US Army squad takes the battle below ground for a high-stakes mission unlike anything they have ever seen.

Cast

• Aaron Eckhart … Captain Drummond
• Buidanbaatar Dashdejid … Due
• Connor Paolo … Ackerman
• Francis Mancho … Cole
• Jaime López … Mera
• Gregory Sims … Powell / Captain Mora
• Jason Genao … Boyd
• Johnny Lozano … Ferguson
• Jonathan Rhys Meyers … Miller
• Jordan Johnson-Hinds … Rusty
• Kim Ngoc … Tran
• Luke Stanton Eddy … Wills
• Mac Brandt … Crawdford
• Nick Heyman … Nevins
• Matte Martinez … Gledhill
• Patrick Walker … Gates
• Jeff Caperton … Bridges
• Simón Beltrán … Tommy

Release

The film was released in theatres, on demand, and on digital on 24 February 2023.

Trivia

• The aircraft seen at “Da Nang” air field include: B-47 and B-52 bombers as well as F-4 and F-111 fighters.
• Character talks about MREs having one gram of fibre.
  • MREs were not used in Vietnam.
  • In Vietnam they used C or K rations.
  • MREs were not used until the 1980s.
• Character refers to a M-2 Browning .50 calibre machine gun as “gas operated”.
  • Those weapons are recoil operated.
• Firebase Argonne was not established until 1968 and was established by US Marines, not Regular Army.
  • This story takes place in 1966.

Production & Filming Details

• Director(s):
  • Mark Burman
• Producer(s):
  • Harry Ahluwalia … executive producer
  • Magi Avila … Co-Producer
  • Simon Beltran Echeverri … executive producer
  • Alastair Burlingham … executive producer
  • Mark Burman … producer
  • Randy Burman … executive producer
  • Marret Mellion Cooper … co-producer
  • Ford Corbett … co-producer
  • Alana Crow … co-producer
  • Sandra Fernandez … co-producer
  • Arianne Fraser … executive producer
  • Paul W. Hazen … executive producer
  • Phil Hunt … executive producer
  • Johnny Lozano … co-producer
  • Thomas Mann … executive producer
  • Carlos Osorio … executive producer
  • Delphine Perrier … executive producer
  • Scott Powell … executive producer
  • Compton Ross … executive producer
  • John Schwert … executive producer
  • Juan Pablo Solano … executive producer
  • Jessica Sonneborn … co-producer
  • Anthony Standberry … executive producer
  • David Unger … executive producer
  • Juliana Valdivieso … line producer
  • Michael Warkentin … executive producer
  • Wayne A. Willbur … executive producer
  • Kristopher Wynne … co-producer
• Writer(s):
  • Mark Burman
  • Johnny Lozano
  • Michael McClung
  • Dillon Slack
• Music:
  • Nicci Kasper
  • Deantoni Parks
• Cinematography:
  • Dan Frantz
• Editor(s):
  • Matthew Cassel
• Production:
  • ADME Studios
  • BondIt Media Capital (financing)
  • Buffalo 8 Productions (post production)
  • BurningBull SPFX (SFX)
  • Dark Mark Productions
  • Jaguar Bite
• Distributor(s):
  • Saban Films (United States)(theatrical)
  • Cinemundo (Portugal, 2023)
  • Crome Films (France, 2020)
  • Splendid Film (Germany, 2023)(Blu-ray)
  • Splendid Film (Germany, 2023)(DVD)
  • Youplanet Pictures (Spain, 2020)
• Release Date: 23 February 2023.
• Running Time: 104 minutes.
• Rating: 15.
• Country: US.
• Language: English.

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