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Release Date:
3 June 2003 (USA) See more »
Genre:
Documentary See more »
Plot:
Nearly every possible element to making the film Black Hawk Down (2001) is examined here in great detail. Both behind the scenes material and interviews with the cast, crew and actual rangers inform us how this film was pulled off so perfectly. Full summary » | Add synopsis »
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Cast

 

Razaaq Adoti ... Himself
Lee Van Arsdale ... Himself - Military Consultant

Eric Bana ... Himself
Brian Bean ... Himself - Task Force

Orlando Bloom ... Himself
Mark Bowden ... Himself

Ewen Bremner ... Himself

Jerry Bruckheimer ... Himself
Tim Burke ... Himself
Bill Butler ... Himself

Gabriel Casseus ... Himself

Kim Coates ... Himself
John Collett ... Himself

Neil Corbould ... Himself

Nikolaj Coster-Waldau ... Himself

Hugh Dancy ... Himself
Billy Dowd ... Himself
Mike Durant ... Himself

Ron Eldard ... Himself
Matt Eversmann ... Himself

William Fichtner ... Himself

Steven Ford ... Himself

Tom Hardy ... Himself

Josh Hartnett ... Himself

Harry Humphries ... Himself - Military Advisor

Jason Isaacs ... Himself

David Jones ... Himself

Branko Lustig ... Himself

Matthew Marsden ... Himself
Tom Matthews ... Himself - Military Consultant

Ewan McGregor ... Himself
Phil Neilson ... Himself
Ken Nolan ... Himself

Jeremy Piven ... Himself
Samuel Ringoir ... Contractor Consultant
Michael Roof ... Himself

Ridley Scott ... Himself

Brendan Sexton III ... Himself
Sammy Sheldon ... Himself (as Sammy Howarth-Sheldon)

Sam Shepard ... Himself

Tom Sizemore ... Himself

Johnny Strong ... Himself

Brian Van Holt ... Himself

Ian Virgo ... Himself

Hans Zimmer ... Himself
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Produced by
Jonathan Buss .... field producer
Alexandra Close .... associate producer
David Crowther .... associate producer
Charles de Lauzirika .... producer
 
Original Music by
Hans Zimmer 
 
Cinematography by
Jonathan Buss (co-cinematographer)
 
Film Editing by
David Crowther 
 
Production Management
Michael Stradford .... executive in charge of production
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Gilles Benchetrit .... camera operator: mini-DV
Natasha Braier .... camera operator: mini-DV
Michal Bukojemski .... camera operator: mini-DV
 
Editorial Department
Brandon Chance .... editorial assistant
 
Other crew
Anton Berendsen .... photos
John Collett .... photos
Charles de Lauzirika .... documentary footage
Jason Isaacs .... documentary footage
Christina Lizarraga .... production accountant
Arthur Max .... photos
Javier Soto .... manager: worldwide DVD content
 
Thanks
Gloria S. Borders .... special thanks
Molly Boren .... special thanks
Anthony Brock .... special thanks
Patricia Cho .... special thanks
Ewan Chung .... special thanks
Yuen Chung .... special thanks
Clay Duncan .... special thanks
Alan Furman .... special thanks
Tami Goldman .... special thanks
Robin Haskins .... special thanks
Bob Hepp .... special thanks
Scott Howell .... special thanks
Kevin Ivey .... special thanks
Laurie Koekler .... special thanks
Anne Lai .... special thanks
Gretchen Lira .... special thanks (as Gretchen Greaves)
Abe Lugioyo .... special thanks
Brendan McEachern .... special thanks
Jon Mefford .... special thanks
Chris Mills .... special thanks
Suzanne Mitchell .... special thanks: The Philadelphia Enquirer
Susan Molino .... special thanks
Melissa Muik .... special thanks
Moanike'ala Nakamoto .... special thanks
Wynn Petersen .... special thanks
Anastasia Petros .... special thanks
KristieAnne Reed .... special thanks (as Kristie Anne Reed)
Nonny Shafii .... special thanks
Jordan Sheehan .... special thanks
Greg Sheldon .... special thanks
Sharon Simpson .... special thanks
Beth Vitallo .... special thanks
Ed Walton .... special thanks
Dina Wiggins .... special thanks
Joann Woodworth .... special thanks
Karen Yee .... special thanks
 

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Additional Details

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Runtime:
USA:150 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 See more »
Certification:
Finland:K-15
Filming Locations:
Fort Benning, Georgia, USASee more »
Company:
Columbia TriStar Home EntertainmentSee more »

Did You Know?

Trivia:
This feature-length documentary is featured on the 3-disc Special Edition DVD for Black Hawk Down (2001), released in June 2003.See more »
Goofs:
Boom mic visible: In Tom Sizemore's last interview segment the boom nearly hits his head.See more »
Quotes:
Hugh Dancy:It's a huge rush. It's like I said...like a great game, you know. There are certain things in life that you want to be able to do without having the bad experiences attached to them, and this is one of them. I get to run around with guns and with things blowing up around you, but I don't actually have to kill anybody and nobody is going to kill me and that's great.See more »
Movie Connections:
References Money for Nothing (1993)See more »

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Interesting!, 16 September 2003
Author: krazykid197 (victoria.heath@virgin.net) from England

This is an amazing documentary (if a bit lengthy at 3 1/2 hours) that talks to the actors, director, producer, author, soldiers and others as well. It gives a real insight on the making of the film and on how the actors feel about the actual event. If you liked the film you will want to see this!

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