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HACKSAW RIDGE is the extraordinary true story of Desmond Doss [Andrew Garfield] 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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Director
Mel Gibson
Writers
Robert Schenkkan  Andrew Knight
Producer
Bill Mechanic  David Permut  Terry Benedict  Paul Currie  Bruce Davey  Brian Oliver  William D. Johnson
Executive Producers
David Greathouse  Stuart Ford  Tyler Thompson  Eric Greenfeld  Rick Nicita  Len Blavatnik  Lawrence Bender  Lauren Selig  Christopher Woodrow  Michael Bassick  James M. Vernon  Buddy Patrick  Suzanne Warren  Lenny Kornberg  Mark C. Manuel  Ted O’Neal
Dir. of Photography
Simon Duggan
Composer
Rupert Gregson-Williams
Editor
John Gilbert
Production Designer
Barry Robinson
Cast
Andrew Garfield - Sam Worthington - Luke Bracey - Teresa Palmer - Hugo Weaving - Rachel Griffiths - Vince Vaughn
Production Completion
2016
Genre
Drama, History and national identity
Production Company
Cosmos Filmed Entertainment
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