Hacksaw Ridge

Name: Hacksaw Ridge
Genre: Drama, War, Biography
Duration: 2 h 19 min
Rating: 7.9
Cast: Andrew Garfield, Milo Gibson, Vince Vaughn, Hugo Weaving, Teresa Palmer

2016

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7.9

Title: Hacksaw Ridge

Original Title: Hacksaw Ridge

Year: 2016

Info

Country: USA
Length: 139 Minutes (2 hours 19 min)
Budget: $55,000,000
Genre: Drama War Biography
Studios: Cross Creek Pictures Icon Entertainment
Distributor: DeAPlaneta
Age rating: 15 (Suitable only for 15 years and over)

Release Dates

UK: January 27 2017
United States: November 04 2016

Vídeos eCartelera

Joseph Quinn y Ebon Moss-Bachrach profundizan en sus personajes y el futuro de 'Los 4 Fantásticos'

Plot

Japan, 1945. WWII. Desmond Doss (Andrew Garfield), a man opposed to violence enlists in US army to work as a doctor. After battling against the entire militar establishment to become a Conscientious Objector Doss manages to be sent as a doctor and surgeon to the Pacific battlefront. Although not very popular upon his arrival amongst his brothers in arms in Okinawa, Desmond will demonstrate his bravery saving 75 injured men and gaining the entire battallion's respect. He became the first Conscientious Objector in American history to be awarded the Medal of Honor. Based on a true story the film was directed by Mel Gibson. The movie means the return of Gibson to directing, 10 years after 'Apocalypto'.

Awards

2017 Academy Awards (Oscars): 6 2
2017 Golden Globes: 3 0
2017 BAFTA Awards: 6 1

Cast

Director:

Mel Gibson Mel Gibson

Desmond T. Doss

Lucky Ford

Howell

Tom Doss

Dorothy Shutte

Bertha Doss

Vito Rinelli

Videos

3:57

Vince Vaughn ('Hasta el último hombre'): "He is a kinda shadow of all the characters"

December 4 2016

1:46

'Hasta el último hombre' Featurette: Visual effects

December 4 2016

0:50

'Hasta el último hombre' Spanish Clip: Smitty faces Desmond

December 4 2016

0:20

'Hacksaw Ridge' Spanish Tv Spot #2

November 30 2016

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Trivia

Mel Gibson's son

Milo Gibson, son of Mel Gibson has an small part playing one of the soldiers. This marks his first apparition on screen and first father and son collaboration on screen.

Nominations

The film was nominated to 9 Satellite Prizes (that include Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor and Best Adapted Screenplay). It was nominated to 13 prizes for Australian Academy too.

Medals of Honor for a hero

Desmond T. Doss only accepted one Medal of Honor. It had initially been proposed that he received two, but he humbly declined. His work as a medic was praised beacuse he alone saved the lives of 75 men of his company without bearing firearms, as he was a conscientous objector.