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Hacksaw Ridge is a 2016 biographical war film directed by Mel Gibson and written by Andrew Knight and Robert Schenkkan, based on the 2004 documentary The Conscientious Objector directed by Terry Benedict.
Nov 4, 2016 · A true story of a conscientious objector who served as a medic in World War II and received the Medal of Honor. IMDb provides cast and crew information, user and critic reviews, trivia, goofs, quotes, and more for this Mel Gibson-directed film.
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- 2016-11-04
Nov 4, 2016 · The battle at Hacksaw Ridge, on the island of Okinawa, was a close combat fight with heavy weaponry. Thousands of American and Japanese soldiers were killed, and the fact that Doss...
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Oct 12, 2016 · Compare the true story of Desmond Doss, a WWII army medic who refused to kill, with the movie based on his life. See how the film changes the facts, characters, and events of the Hacksaw Ridge battle.
Nov 4, 2016 · The true story of Pfc. Desmond T. Doss (Andrew Garfield), who won the Congressional Medal of Honor despite refusing to bear arms during WWII on religious grounds.
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- Andrew Garfield
During World War II, Army medic and conscientious objector Desmond Doss becomes an unlikely hero on an Okinawa battlefield without bearing arms. Watch trailers & learn more.
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During the Battle of Okinawa, he saved the lives of 50–100 wounded infantrymen atop the area known by the 96th Division as the Maeda Escarpment or Hacksaw Ridge. Doss was wounded four times in Okinawa, and was evacuated on May 21, 1945, aboard the USS Mercy.
