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Hacksaw Ridge

  • 20162016
  • RR
  • 2h 19m
IMDb RATING
8.1/10
512K
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POPULARITY
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Andrew Garfield in Hacksaw Ridge (2016)
'Hacksaw Ridge' is the true story of Desmond Doss who, in Okinawa during the bloodiest battle of WWII, saved 75 men without firing or carrying a gun. He was the only American soldier in WWII to fight on the front lines without a weapon, as he believed that while the war was justified, killing was nevertheless wrong. As an army medic, he single-handedly evacuated the wounded from behind enemy lines, braved fire while tending to soldiers and was wounded by a grenade and hit by snipers. Doss was the first conscientious objector awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor.
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World War II American Army Medic Desmond T. Doss, who served during the Battle of Okinawa, refuses to kill people and becomes the first man in American history to receive the Medal of Honor ... Read allWorld War II American Army Medic Desmond T. Doss, who served during the Battle of Okinawa, refuses to kill people and becomes the first man in American history to receive the Medal of Honor without firing a shot.World War II American Army Medic Desmond T. Doss, who served during the Battle of Okinawa, refuses to kill people and becomes the first man in American history to receive the Medal of Honor without firing a shot.
IMDb RATING
8.1/10
512K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
483
27
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    • Director
      • Mel Gibson
    • Writers
      • Robert Schenkkan(screenplay by)
      • Andrew Knight(screenplay by)
    • Stars
      • Andrew Garfield
      • Sam Worthington
      • Luke Bracey
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Mel Gibson
    • Writers
      • Robert Schenkkan(screenplay by)
      • Andrew Knight(screenplay by)
    • Stars
      • Andrew Garfield
      • Sam Worthington
      • Luke Bracey
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 1KUser reviews
    • 480Critic reviews
    • 71Metascore
    Top rated movie #196
    • Won 2 Oscars
      • 56 wins & 115 nominations total

    Videos18

    Trailer #1
    Trailer 2:26
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    All About Teresa Palmer
    Clip 1:48
    All About Teresa Palmer
    Memorable Military Moments in Film
    Clip 1:27
    Memorable Military Moments in Film
    Rescue
    Clip 0:43
    Rescue
    Cowardice
    Clip 0:47
    Cowardice
    R Griffiths
    Interview 1:31
    R Griffiths
    R Griffiths
    Interview 1:31
    R Griffiths
    A Garfield
    Interview 4:16
    A Garfield
    T Palmer
    Interview 3:03
    T Palmer
    M Gibson
    Interview 3:26
    M Gibson
    L Bracey
    Interview 2:56
    L Bracey
    V Vaughn
    Interview 2:41
    V Vaughn

    Photos169

    Andrew Garfield and Luke Bracey in Hacksaw Ridge (2016)
    Hugo Weaving in Hacksaw Ridge (2016)
    Andrew Garfield and Teresa Palmer in Hacksaw Ridge (2016)
    Andrew Garfield in Hacksaw Ridge (2016)
    Nico Cortez, Andrew Garfield, and Luke Bracey in Hacksaw Ridge (2016)
    Andrew Garfield in Hacksaw Ridge (2016)
    Andrew Garfield and Teresa Palmer in Hacksaw Ridge (2016)
    Andrew Garfield in Hacksaw Ridge (2016)
    Ori Pfeffer, Andrew Garfield, and Luke Bracey in Hacksaw Ridge (2016)
    Richard Pyros, Ben Mingay, Andrew Garfield, and Goran D. Kleut in Hacksaw Ridge (2016)
    Firass Dirani, Luke Pegler, Goran D. Kleut, Luke Bracey, and Jacob Warner in Hacksaw Ridge (2016)
    Andrew Garfield and Teresa Palmer in Hacksaw Ridge (2016)

    Top cast

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    Andrew Garfield
    Andrew Garfield
    • Desmond Doss
    Sam Worthington
    Sam Worthington
    • Captain Glover
    Luke Bracey
    Luke Bracey
    • Smitty Ryker
    Teresa Palmer
    Teresa Palmer
    • Dorothy Schutte
    Richard Pyros
    Richard Pyros
    • Teach
    Jacob Warner
    Jacob Warner
    • James Pinnick
    Milo Gibson
    Milo Gibson
    • Lucky Ford
    Darcy Bryce
    Darcy Bryce
    • Young Desmond
    Roman Guerriero
    • Young 'Hal' Doss
    James Lugton
    James Lugton
    • Hiker
    Kasia Stelmach
    Kasia Stelmach
    • Hiker's Friend
    Hugo Weaving
    Hugo Weaving
    • Tom Doss
    Rachel Griffiths
    Rachel Griffiths
    • Bertha Doss
    Jarin Towney
    • Teenage Boy
    Tim McGarry
    • Local Man
    Tyler Coppin
    Tyler Coppin
    • Lynchburg Doctor
    Richard Platt
    • Flirting Hospital Soldier
    Nathaniel Buzolic
    Nathaniel Buzolic
    • Harold 'Hal' Doss
    • Director
      • Mel Gibson
    • Writers
      • Robert Schenkkan(screenplay by)
      • Andrew Knight(screenplay by)
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      When asked how many lives he saved, Desmond T. Doss said approximately fifty. However, witnesses said it was closer to one hundred. A mutual agreement was reached at approximately seventy-five.
    • Goofs
      Harold Doss wears an Army uniform at the kitchen table when in fact he enlisted in the Navy and served aboard the USS Lindsey.
    • Quotes

      [repeated line]

      Desmond Doss: Help me get one more.

    • Crazy credits
      The real Desmond T. Doss is interviewed during the end credits and briefly describes his experiences during World War II, some of which have already been dramatized in the film.
    • Connections
      Edited from Oba: The Last Samurai (2011)
    • Soundtracks
      To God be the Glory
      (Traditional Song)

      Written by Fanny Crosby

      Music by Howard Doane (as William Doane)

    User reviews1K

    Review
    Top review
    8/10
    The 'using kind of religion'.
    I guess that Hacksaw Ridge could probably best be compared to the great Gary Cooper film Sergeant York which hewed pretty close to the truth about Alvin C. York, his background in Eastern Tennessee and his exploits in World War I.

    Like our protagonist Desmond Doss here, York had a rural background and joined a pacifist religious sect. Unlike Doss, York grew up as a hunter and was a dead shot. He wasn't sure what he would do if a combat situation arose. But he did what he did and got every decoration imaginable including the Congressional Medal Of Honor.

    Doss had a tougher row to hoe. He would not touch a weapon and the film will show you why. He felt it his patriotic duty to join, but as a combat medic, save lives rather than kill. With no weapon to defend his own person, this medic saved a lot of people at an engagement at a place dubbed Hacksaw Ridge in the Battle of Okinawa.

    In Sergeant York, Walter Brennan's country preacher character says that Gary Cooper has the 'using kind of religion'. That might well be said of Andrew Garfield as Desmond Doss who got a Best Actor Oscar nomination as Doss. Cooper won one of his two Oscars for Sergeant York and Garfield really suggests his character in what he does with Doss.

    The battle scenes are suggestive of Saving Private Ryan, director Mel Gibson staged them well. Hacksaw Ridge did win a pair of Oscars for its Sound. Gibson got nominated for Best Director and the film itself for Best Picture.

    Hacksaw Ridge shows the horrors of war and from it the beauty of heroism when people have to summon their personal best and become more than themselves. The Doss story is one that deserves telling and retelling. Thanks to Mel Gibson it will be permanently retold.
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    • Apr 3, 2017

    FAQ3

    • Why did the movie never show his older sister, only his younger brother Harold? His sister was born in 1916, Desmond in 1919, and Harold in 1921.
    • What did Sergeant Howell mean during the interview with Doss on the battlefield when he said that he wants "a morphine or a bullet"?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • November 4, 2016 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • Australia
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Official Facebook Page
      • Official site
    • Languages
      • English
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • Người Hùng Không Súng
    • Filming locations
      • Fox Studios, Moore Park, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
    • Production companies
      • Summit Entertainment
      • Cross Creek Pictures
      • Demarest Films
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $40,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $67,209,615
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $15,190,758
      • Nov 6, 2016
    • Gross worldwide
      • $180,563,636
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 19 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Atmos
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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