Hacksaw Ridge

2016
15
2h 19m

IMDb RATING

8.1/10

618K

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'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, serving during the Battle of Okinawa, refuses to kill people and becomes the first man in American history to receive the Medal of Honor wit... Read allWorld War II American Army Medic Desmond T. Doss, serving 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, serving 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.

Director
- Mel Gibson
Writers
- Robert Schenkkan
- Andrew Knight
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IMDb RATING

8.1/10

618K

YOUR RATING

POPULARITY

656

Director
- Mel Gibson
Writers
- Robert Schenkkan
- Andrew Knight
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

Top rated movie #191

Won 2 Oscars
- 57 wins & 115 nominations total

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Trivia
According to director Mel Gibson, Desmond T. Doss's son, Desmond Jr, attended the screening and was moved to tears by Andrew Garfield's accurate portrayal of his dad.

Goofs
None of the trainees in Basic Training have the proper haircut.

Quotes
Desmond Doss: Maybe I am prideful... but I don't know how I'm going to live with myself if I don't stay true to what I believe... much less how you could live with me. I'd never be the man that I wanna be in YOUR eyes.

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.

Alternate versions
A&E and History Channel versions mute the curse words with background noise or cut away from it. They also remove most of the graphic violence by either digitally editing or cutting out. When includes but is not limited to:
Vito being shot twice in the chest.
The screaming soldier's face being shot off is cut, it cuts to the blood hitting the other soldier's face. Then the other soldier being shot is cut out.
The man in the beginning who injured his leg, his leg bleeding is sped up, only shown on screen for a part second.
The Japanese ritual suicide scene is cut to remove the man who was decapitated's head being cut off.

Connections
Edited from Battle of the Pacific (2011)

Soundtracks
To God be the Glory
(Traditional Song)
Written by Fanny Crosby
Music by Howard Doane (as William Doane)

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Featured review

9/10

Superbly crafted screenplay of the Doc

I was fortunate enough to see an advanced screening of HACKSAW RIDGE in Hollywood and was impressed. The screenplay is authentically-driven to the last detail and portrays the horrors (and prejudices) of wartime conduct. I knew we were watching an epic film when at the conclusion, the audience was stunned so much so that the applause was delayed.

If you consider yourself a true patriot of America, this movie portrays YOUR values in a blessed light. For ONE gentlemen, amidst extremely adverse treatment by his own comrades and even more deadly hated by his enemy to have save SO many men... is simply epic.

I watched the advanced screening with members of the military and faith community alike. At no time did anyone retract from the horrors of war or add asinine political commentary. We all understood that soldiers fight for one another before they fight for a cause and that hatred of war is universal; even among soldiers.