Hacksaw Ridge

2016
PG12
2h 19m

IMDb RATING

8.1/10

632K

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POPULARITY

473

'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
Stars

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IMDb RATING

8.1/10

632K

YOUR RATING

POPULARITY

473

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

See production info at IMDbPro

Top rated movie #192

Won 2 Oscars
- 57 wins & 115 nominations total

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Trivia
According to directorMel Gibson,Desmond T. Doss's son, Desmond Jr, attended the screening and was moved to tears byAndrew 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 fromOba: The Last Samurai (2011)

Soundtracks
To God be the Glory
(Traditional Song)
Written byFanny Crosby
Music byHoward Doane (as William Doane)

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Featured review

9/10

At The Very Center Of It All

We knew already that Mel Gibson is a filmmaker with a powerful vision and the craftsmanship to go with it. Extraordinary battle scenes. Violence, Gibson style, which means Peckinpah plus, because here there is such a personal intention that makes every frame, utterly compelling. The only drawback and I have to say it, Vince Vaughn. Why? In the moment he appears, this extraordinary film becomes a movie. It took me completely out of it. When you look at him you see an actor, acting. On the other hand, Andrew Garfield. Sublime. He makes totally believable a character that could be fictional. The humanity in Andrew Garfield's eyes makes everything real. It tells us, in no uncertain terms, that at the very center of it all, there is love. Love!