Second in Command

– Armed insurgents attempt a coup d'etat in a troubled Eastern European country, and the president fle..

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Movie
Rating:
5.10 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 32 Minutes
Release Year:
2006
Original Name:
Second In Command
Second in Command (2006) - Also known as Second In Command

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.

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Second in Command (2006) - Trailer

Release Date:

02 May 2006

Language:

English

MPAA Content-Rating:
R – Restricted

Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them.

Director:

Simon Fellows

Writer:

Jonathan Bowers (screenplay), David L. Corley (screenplay), Jayson Rothwell (screenplay), Jonathan Bowers (story), David L. Corley (story), Milton Bearden (story)

Main Actors:

Jean-Claude Van Damme, Julie Cox, Alan McKenna, Razaaq Adoti

Plot:

Jean Claude plays an official who's just been appointed as Second In Command to the U.S.Ambassador at an American Embassy in a small, turbulent Eastern European nation. When local insurgents attempt a coup d'etat, the nation's President takes refuge inside the embassy. The embassy is then besieged by the well-armed insurgents. The U.S. Ambassador is killed in the ensuing action, and it's now up to Jean-Claude and the embassy's small detachment of U.S. Marines to fend off the attackers.

Production:

Sony Pictures Home Entertainment

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
5.1/10