Hacksaw Ridge

Why watch

Starlit Cine editors

• Best for fans of war films based on a true story; directed by Mel Gibson.
• It follows experiences in World War II, based on the 2004 documentary The Conscientious Objector.
• About 2 hours 11 minutes, with violent battle scenes.

Synopsis

Hacksaw Ridge is a 2016 epic biographical war film directed by Mel Gibson, and starring Andrew Garfield as Desmond Doss, an American combat medic in World War II who, as a Seventh-day Adventist, refused to use a weapon of any kind; Doss became the first conscientious objector to be awarded the Medal of Honor, for his service during the Battle of Okinawa. The film was written by Andrew Knight and Robert Schenkkan, based on the 2004 documentary The Conscientious Objector. The supporting cast includes Sam Worthington, Luke Bracey, Teresa Palmer, Hugo Weaving, Rachel Griffiths, and Vince Vaughn. Filming took place in Australia from September to December 2015.

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Director & cast

• M

  Mel Gibson

  Director

• V

  Vince Vaughn

  Sergeant Howell

• S

  Sam Worthington

  Captain Jack Glover

• L

  Luke Bracey

  'Smitty' Ryker

• H

  Hugo Weaving

  Tom Doss

• R

  Ryan Corr

  Lieutenant Manville

• T

  Teresa Palmer

  Dorothy Schutte

• R

  Richard Pyros

  Randall 'Teach' Fuller