---
title: '13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi (2016)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Michael Bay'
released: '2016-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 145
certification: 'R'
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Action'
  - 'War'
  - 'Thriller'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/13-hours-the-secret-soldiers-of-benghazi-2016'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4172430/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi (2016)

2016 · R · 145 min · Drama, Action, War, Thriller · United States


## Synopsis

13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi is a 2016 American biographical action-thriller film, directed and produced by Michael Bay. Written by Chuck Hogan, it is based on the 2014 non-fiction book 13 Hours by American author Mitchell Zuckoff. The film follows six members of the Annex Security Team who fought to defend the American diplomatic compound in Benghazi, Libya after waves of attacks by militants on September 11, 2012. The film stars James Badge Dale, John Krasinski, Pablo Schreiber, Max Martini, David Denman and Dominic Fumusa, with supporting roles by Toby Stephens, Alexia Barlier and David Costabile. Filming on location began on April 27, 2015, in Libya.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Michael Bay](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-bay)
- **Screenplay:** [Chuck Hogan](https://cinepixo.com/people/chuck-hogan)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Lorne Balfe](https://cinepixo.com/people/lorne-balfe)
- **Producer:** [Erwin Stoff](https://cinepixo.com/people/erwin-stoff)
- **Director of Photography:** [Dion Beebe](https://cinepixo.com/people/dion-beebe)
- **Editor:** [Pietro Scalia](https://cinepixo.com/people/pietro-scalia)

## Cast

- [Matt Letscher](https://cinepixo.com/people/matt-letscher) as Christopher Stevens
- [John Krasinski](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-krasinski) as Jack Silva
- [Toby Stephens](https://cinepixo.com/people/toby-stephens) as Glen "Bub" Doherty
- [Alexia Barlier](https://cinepixo.com/people/alexia-barlier) as Sona Jillani
- [David Denman](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-denman) as Dave "Boon" Benton
- [Julia Butters](https://cinepixo.com/people/julia-butters)
- [Max Martini](https://cinepixo.com/people/max-martini) as Mark "Oz" Geist
- [David Giuntoli](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-giuntoli) as Scott Wickland
- [James Badge Dale](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-badge-dale) as Tyrone S. "Rone" Woods
- [David Furr](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-furr) as Alec Henderson
- [Wrenn Schmidt](https://cinepixo.com/people/wrenn-schmidt) as Becky Silva
- [Pablo Schreiber](https://cinepixo.com/people/pablo-schreiber) as Kris Paronto
- [David Costabile](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-costabile) as "Bob" aka. "The Chief”
- [Payman Maadi](https://cinepixo.com/people/payman-maadi) as Amahl
- [Davide Tucci](https://cinepixo.com/people/davide-tucci) as Defense Attaché

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