13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi
When everything went wrong, six men had the courage to do what was right.
Country
Production
Budget
$50 000 000
Box office
$69 411 370
Director
Actors
Scenario
Producer
Michael Bay, Erwin Stoff, Scott Gardenhour, Matthew Cohan, Richard Abate
Camera operator
Composer
Artist
Jeffrey Beecroft
Audition
Denise Chamian, Edward Said
Editing
Short description
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.
What's left behind the scenes
- Michael Bay later recounted that while filming in Malta, he had to work with a crew that was completely unfamiliar to him. The director attributed the cohesion of the international creative team to the fact that terrorism recognizes no borders or nationalities, meaning such a tragedy could have happened to anyone, not just Americans.
- John Krasinski and David Denman both starred in the popular TV series "The Office." Krasinski played Jim Halpert, and Denman played Roy. David Costabile appeared in the episode "The Banker" (2005) of the series.
- Pablo Schreiber, who played Tanto, wanted to perform all his own stunts. Apparently, this is why director Michael Bay decided to play a prank on him—while giving instructions before the shoot, he didn't warn Schreiber that an explosion would go off behind him. This scene, featuring the actor's genuine reaction, made it into the movie and onto the official poster.
- The characters play the computer game "Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare," which actually came to market two years after the events depicted in the film.
- Michael Bay wanted to shoot on film, while cinematographer Dion Beebe insisted on digital cinematography. Bay eventually agreed with the cinematographer due to the numerous night scenes in the film and the tight shooting schedule.
- Pablo Schreiber, who played Tanto, wanted to perform all his own stunts. Apparently, this is why director Michael Bay decided to play a prank on him; while giving directions before the shoot, he didn't warn Schreiber that an explosion was about to go off behind his back. This scene, featuring the actor's genuine reaction, made it into the movie as well as onto the official poster.
- Pablo Schreiber, who played Tanto, wanted to perform all the stunts himself. Apparently, that's why director Michael Bay decided to play a joke on him – giving instructions before the shoot, he didn't warn him that an explosion would occur behind Schreiber's back. This scene with the actor's genuine reaction made it into the film, as well as onto the official poster.
- As producer Erwin Stoff told, mock-ups of the diplomatic outpost and the annex where CIA personnel were located were built using the same blueprints as the buildings in Benghazi. In 2016, Stoff reported: "...we simply obtained the original plans and satellite imagery, and we communicated with the direct participants in those events. So we recreated all the buildings to within a centimeter."
- The film features Mercedes-Benz C-Class W205 models, which were not released until 2014.
- Initially, the filmmakers offered the role of Tyrone "Ron" Woods to Mark Wahlberg, but the actor was forced to decline due to commitments to other projects.
- The film's premiere was originally scheduled for December 23, 2015, but was postponed to a later date to avoid competition with the release of 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' (2015).
- This is the third film by director Michael Bay based on real events. Previously, he directed "Pearl Harbor" (2001) and "Pain & Gain" (2013).
- CinemaScore, a company that researches audience perception of new films, gave the film '13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi' an 'A' rating.
- The film's premiere was scheduled for December 23, 2015, but was postponed to a later date to avoid competition with the release of "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" (2015).
- In a radio interview on Mark Levin’s show on January 18, 2016, Mark Geist recounted that during filming, he once took the place of the actor playing him, and the director didn’t notice until Geist looked directly into the camera.
- The film tells the true story of three former special forces operatives who, for 13 hours, repelled attacks by Islamic radicals on the U.S. outpost in Benghazi, Libya, during which U.S. Ambassador Chris Stevens, Press Secretary Sean Smith, and others were killed.
- Glen Doherty, who died in the attack on the US outpost in Benghazi, was friends with Brandon Webb, who trained Navy SEALs in sniper shooting. The famous sniper Chris Kyle was trained by him.
- Press Secretary Sean Smith, played by Christopher Dingli, was an avid fan and player of "EVE Online" (a massively multiplayer online game) under the nickname "Vile Rat," or "Nasty Rat." He was the stuff of legends among other players. Following his death in Benghazi, many game fans expressed their sincere condolences to Smith's family.
- In a radio interview on Mark Levin's program on January 18, 2016, Mark Geist, whose role in the film was played by Max Martini, stated that the mines with which Islamists shelled the outpost had a blast radius of 6.5 meters, meaning that people in the impact zone had no chance of survival.
- As producer Irwin Stoff explained, the models of the diplomatic mission and the annex housing CIA personnel were built using the same blueprints as the buildings in Benghazi. In 2016, Stoff stated: "...we simply obtained the original plans and satellite images, and we communicated with those directly involved in those events. So, we recreated all the buildings with centimeter precision."
- In a radio interview on Mark Levin's program on January 18, 2016, Mark Geist, whose role in the film was played by Max Martini, stated that the mortars used by the Islamists to shell the mission had a blast radius of 6.5 meters, meaning those caught in the impact zone had no chance of survival.
- Michael Bay wanted to shoot on film, while cinematographer Dion Beebe insisted on digital shooting. Bay eventually agreed with the cinematographer – due to the large number of scenes in the film taking place at night, and due to the tight shooting schedule.
- An emblem in the form of a stylized skull is visible on the body armor of John Krasinski's character. The same emblem was worn by soldiers of the unit in which Chris Kyle, the hero of "American Sniper" (2014), served.
- Michael Bay later said that during filming in Malta, he had to work with a film crew that was completely unfamiliar to him. The director attributed the coherence of the international creative team's work to the fact that terrorism does not recognize borders or nationalities, so such a tragedy could have happened not only to Americans.
- The original version of the film has a runtime of 4 hours.
- A stylized skull emblem is visible on the body armor of John Krasinski's character. The same emblem was worn by the service members of the unit in which Chris Kyle, the hero of the film 'American Sniper' (2014), served.
- John Krasinski and David Denman previously starred together in the popular television series "The Office." Krasinski played Jim Halpert, and Denman played Roy. David Costabile appeared in an episode of this series titled "The Banker" (2005).
- Initially, the filmmakers offered the role of Tyrone 'Rone' Woods to Mark Wahlberg, but the actor was forced to decline due to commitments to other projects.
- Press Secretary Sean Smith, played by Christopher Dingley, was an avid fan and player of "EVE Online" (a massively multiplayer online game) with the nickname "Vile Rat." He was legendary among other players. After his death in Benghazi, many fans of the game expressed their sincere condolences to Smith's loved ones.
- This is the third film by director Michael Bay based on true events. Prior to this, he directed 'Pearl Harbor' (2001) and 'Pain & Gain' (2013).
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