Hacksaw Ridge

Hacksaw Ridge is a 2016 Australian-American biographical war film directed by Mel Gibson and written by Andrew Knight, Robert Schenkkan, and Randall Wallace. The film stars Andrew Garfield, Vince Vaughn, Sam Worthington, Luke Bracey, Hugo Weaving,Ryan Corr, Teresa Palmer, Richard Pyros and Rachel Griffiths. Principal photography began on September 29, 2015 in various locations around New South Wales including Sydney Olympic Park and lasted for 105 days ending in December 2015.

It had its world premiere on September 4, 2016 at the 73rd Venice Film Festival, where it received a 10-minute standing ovation. The film is scheduled to be released in Australia on November 3, 2016, by Icon Film Distribution, and in the United States on November 4, 2016, by Summit Entertainment.

Directed by : Mel Gibson

Produced by :

• Paul Currie
• Bruce Davey
• William D. Johnson
• Bill Mechanic
• Brian Oliver
• David Permut
• Tyler Thompson

Screenplay by :

• Andrew Knight
• Robert Schenkkan
• Randall Wallace

Cast :

• Andrew Garfield
• Sam Worthington
• Luke Bracey
• Teresa Palmer
• Hugo Weaving
• Rachel Griffiths
• Vince Vaughn

Music by : 

• John Debney
• Rupert Gregson-Williams

Cinematography : Simon Duggan
Edited by : John Gilbert
Production companies :

• Cross Creek Pictures
• Demarest Films
• Argent Pictures
• Pandemonium Films
• Permut Presentations
• IM Global
• AI Film
• Vendian Pictures
• Kylin Pictures

Distributed by :

• Summit Entertainment (United States)
• Icon Film Distribution (Australia)

Release dates :

• September 4, 2016 (Venice)
• November 3, 2016 (Australia)
• November 4, 2016 (United States)

Running time : 131 minutes

Synopsis

Desmond Doss in Okinawa during the bloodiest battle of World War II, saving 75 men without firing and carrying a gun. He was the only American soldier in World War II 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-handledly 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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