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3 days ago · Hacksaw Ridge is an unflinching portrayal of the atrocities of war that features some of the most harrowing war scenes since Steven Spielberg's war epic Saving Private Ryan. Gibson captures the ...
12 hours ago · A tank assault to achieve breakthrough by outflanking Kakazu Ridge failed to link up with its infantry support attempting to cross the ridge and therefore failed with the loss of 22 tanks.
2 days ago · Movie ( 2016) • 57 total actors • 139 minutes. Hacksaw Ridge is a war drama film directed by Mel Gibson. The movie follows the true story of Desmond T. Doss, a pacifist and conscientious objector who served as a combat medic during World War II.
3 days ago · It's 1945, World War II. The Place, Okinawa. The Scene, an impregnable 400-foot high cliff-AKA Hacksaw Ridge. The Engagement, a battle so fierce the odds of survival were 1 in 10. The Act, Medic Pfc. Desmond T. Doss braved intense enemy fire to rescue 75 wounded GI's over the precipice.
5 days ago · Hacksaw Ridge certainly can't be discussed without detailing the heroism of Desmond Doss. He was raised as a Seventh-day Adventist and was a strong believer in non-violence. When World War II ...
2 days ago · A U.S. Army officer serving in Vietnam is tasked with assassinating a renegade Special Forces Colonel who sees himself as a god. Saving Private Ryan, Zero Dark Thirty, and Hacksaw Ridge are among ...
6 days ago · Hacksaw Ridge is based on the historical accounts of Private Desmond Doss, who walked onto the battlefield of the Maeda escarpment in April 1945, nicknamed "Hacksaw Ridge" because of the sheer cliff side, armed with nothing but his Bible and religious faith.
