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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.
Synopsis. 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” 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 humanitarian mission.
Oct 16, 2023 · Black Hawk Down is a harrowing and tragic retelling of the United States' involvement in the civil war-torn Somalia in the early to mid-'90s. The film...
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A gripping account of the intense battle between U.S. forces and Somali street fighters in Mogadishu on October 3, 1993, in which eighteen American soldiers and an estimated five hundred Somalis...
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. Director. Ridley Scott. Writers. Mark Bowden. Ken Nolan. Stars. Josh Hartnett. Ewan McGregor. Tom Sizemore.
An audio synopsis of Black Hawk Down from 2001 meant to assist those who are visually impaired or don't have time to watch the whole movie.
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