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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.
- Book
Black Hawk Down: A Story of Modern War is a 1999 book by...
- Jeff Struecker
Jeffery Dean Struecker (born March 7, 1969) [1] [2] is an...
- Osman Ali Atto
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- Mogadishu Mile
It is often believed that the soldiers involved in the...
- Danny McKnight
Danny R. McKnight (born April 9, 1951) is an American...
- Mike Steele
Michael Dane Steele (born September 15, 1960) is a retired...
- Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
Nikolaj William Coster-Waldau (Danish pronunciation:...
- Black Hawk Down (Soundtrack)
Black Hawk Down is the soundtrack accompanying the 2001 film...
- George Harris
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- Ewen Bremner
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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.
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- Action, Drama, History
- Ridley Scott
- 2002-01-18
Jan 18, 2002 · 5 min read. 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 ...
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In 1992, during the Somali Civil War and the dissolution of the central government, the United Nations Security Council authorizes a military operation with a peacekeeping mandate. However, conflict ensues between the UN and the Mogadishu-based militia loyal to Mohamed Farrah Aidid. In response, U.S. President Clinton deploys Task Force Ranger – co...
Adapting Black Hawk Down: a Story of Modern War (1999) by Mark Bowden was the idea of director Simon West, who suggested to Jerry Bruckheimer that he should buy the film rights and let West direct. West felt too tired after working on Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001), so he decided to drop out (West later said that he regretted the decision). Ridley ...
Box office
Black Hawk Down had a limited release in four theaters on December 28, 2001, in order to be eligible for the 2001 Oscars.Stub It earned $179,823 in its first weekend, averaging $44,956 per theater. On January 11, 2002, the release expanded to 16 theaters and continued to do well with a weekly gross of $1,118,003 and an average daily per theater gross of $9,982. On January 18, 2002, the film had its wide release, opening at 3,101 theaters and earning $28,611,736 in its first wide-release weeke...
Critical response
On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 76% based on 173 reviews, with an average rating of 7.00/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "Though it's light on character development and cultural empathy, Black Hawk Down is a visceral, pulse-pounding portrait of war, elevated by Ridley Scott's superb technical skill." On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 74 out of 100, based on reviews from 33 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". Audiences sur...
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.
Aug 26, 2022 · As with most Hollywood depictions of fact-based stories, here's a list of everything Black Hawk Down doesn't tell you about really happened.
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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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