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13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi

13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi

When everything went wrong, six men had the courage to do what was right.

20167.32h 24m

Overview

An American Ambassador is killed during an attack at a U.S. compound in Libya as a security team struggles to make sense out of the chaos.

Directed by Michael Bay
Written by Mitchell Zuckoff, Chuck Hogan
Produced by Michael Bay, Erwin Stoff
Box OfficeBudget: $50.0MRevenue: $69.4M

Top Cast

John Krasinski

John Krasinski

Jack Silva

James Badge Dale

James Badge Dale

Tyrone 'Rone' Woods

Dominic Fumusa

Dominic Fumusa

John 'Tig' Tiegen

Max Martini

Max Martini

Mark 'Oz' Geist

Pablo Schreiber

Pablo Schreiber

Kris 'Tanto' Paronto

Matt Letscher

Matt Letscher

Chris Stevens

Alexia Barlier

Alexia Barlier

Sona Jillani

David Costabile

David Costabile

Bob

David Denman

David Denman

Dave 'Boon' Benton

Payman Maadi

Payman Maadi

Amahl

Themes & Keywords

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About 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi

13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi is a war, action, history, drama, thriller film released in 2016 exploring themes of central intelligence agency (cia), based on novel or book, libya, assault rifle, grave, mercenary. Directed by Michael Bay, it stars John Krasinski, James Badge Dale, Dominic Fumusa. An American Ambassador is killed during an attack at a U.S. compound in Libya as a security team struggles to make sense out of the chaos.

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