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Black Hawk Down is a 2001 war film directed and produced by Ridley Scott, and co-produced by Jerry Bruckheimer, from a screenplay by Ken Nolan. It is based on the 1999 eponymous non-fiction book by journalist Mark Bowden, about the crew of a Black Hawk helicopter that was shot down during the Battle of Mogadishu.
Jan 18, 2002 · Based on a true story, the film depicts the 1993 mission of U.S. soldiers in Somalia to capture two warlords, resulting in a deadly firefight and helicopter crashes. IMDb provides cast and crew information, user and critic reviews, trivia, goofs, quotes, and more.
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- Action, Drama, History
- Ridley Scott
- 2002-01-18
Jan 18, 2002 · Using Black Hawk helicopters to lower the soldiers onto the ground, an unexpected attack by Somalian forces brings two of the helicopters down immediately.
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- Ridley Scott
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- Josh Hartnett
In Somalia, 1992, famine and civil war have gripped the country, resulting in over 300,000 civilian deaths due to starvation, and a huge United Nations peacekeeping operation of 20,000 soldiers. Mohammed Farrah Aidid, self-proclaimed president of the country.
Jan 18, 2002 · Ridley Scott's "Black Hawk Down" recreates the 1993 U.S. raid in Somalia that turned into a bloody disaster. The movie follows several soldiers and shows the chaos and confusion of the battle, based on a book by Mark Bowden.
From acclaimed director Ridley Scott and based on actual events, Black Hawk Down is the heroic account of the October 1993 U.S. military mission in Mogadishu, Somalia...
Dec 28, 2001 · A war film based on a true story of a U.S. military operation in Somalia that went wrong. See the trailer, cast, crew, ratings, and streaming options for this action-packed movie directed by Ridley Scott.
