Australian War Film Collection (Danger Close: The Battle of Long Tan / Parer's War)

Two-disc set includes: Danger Close: The Battle Of Long Tan (2019)Vietnam, August 1966: Viet Cong and PAVN forces positioned themselves outside the recently established stronghold of the Australian Army at Nui Dat and unleashed mortar fire. Major Harry Smith (Travis Fimmel) and his Delta Company tracked the enemy withdrawal to a rubber plantation in Long Tan, and his outnumbered troops found themselves in a harrowing firefight for survival. Intense combat saga co-stars Luke Bracey, Richard Roxburgh, Daniel Webber, Nicholas Hamilton. 118 min. C/Rtg: R Parer's War (2014)With Australia's entry into World War II, photographer Damien Parer (Matthew Le Nevez) readily brought his movie camera to the conflict's hot spots. While his efforts capturing the fighting in Papua New Guinea helped win an Oscar from the Americans, he'd often be at bitter loggerheads with his own government about how his work was edited and utilized. Intriguing made-for-TV biopic also stars Adelaide Clemens, Rob Carlton, Luke Ford, Alexander England. 97 min. C/Rtg: NR Widescreen; Soundtrack: English. Region Free