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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.
- $92 million
- Hans Zimmer
- December 28, 2001
Action/war drama based on the best-selling book detailing a near-disastrous mission in Somalia on October 3, 1993. On this date nearly 100 U.S. Army Rangers, commanded by Capt. Mike Steele, were dropped by helicopter deep into the capital city of Mogadishu to capture two top lieutenants of a Somali warlord.
Jan 18, 2002 · Black Hawk Down. Ridley Scott's "Black Hawk Down" tells the story of a U.S. military raid that went disastrously wrong when optimistic plans ran into unexpected resistance. In Mogadishu, Somalia, in October 1993, 18 Americans lost their lives, 70 more were wounded, and within days President Bill Clinton pulled out troops that were on a ...
Jan 18, 2002 · With Josh Hartnett, Ewan McGregor, Tom Sizemore, Eric Bana. The story of 160 elite U.S. soldiers who dropped into Mogadishu in October 1993 to capture two top lieutenants of a renegade warlord, but found themselves in a desperate battle with a large force of heavily armed Somalis.
- Ridley Scott
- 3 min
May 24, 2021 · Yes, ‘Black Hawk Down’ is based on a true story. The 2001 British film is based on the 1999 book ‘Black Hawk Down: A Story of Modern War’ by journalist and writer Mark Robert Bowden. The book is in turn based on a series of articles by Bowden, for which he conducted extensive research that included interviews with survivors on both ...
Aug 26, 2022 · "Black Hawk Down" stars Ewan McGregor as Ranger John Grimes, a desk clerk who desires to see real combat and spends most of his days grumbling about his position as a coffee grinder. When the...
Oct 16, 2023 · Published Oct 16, 2023. Who lives and who dies during the tragic Somalian military operation? Image via Sony Pictures Releasing. The Big Picture. Black Hawk Down is a harrowing and tragic...
