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Black Hawk Down (2001)  link to Black Hawk Down on IMDb  link to trailer on IMDb

Number: 2598

cover Black Hawk Down

IMDb Rating:
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7.7/10 (323.7K votes)

Country: United States, 144 minutes

Spoken languages: English, Arabic

Genres: Drama, War, History

Director(s): Ridley Scott

Storyline:
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. This led to a large and drawn-out firefight between the Army Ranges, US Special Forces, and hundreds of Somali gunmen; resulting in the destruction of two U.S. Black Hawk helicopters. The film focuses on the heroic efforts of various Rangers to get to the downed black hawks, centering on SSG Eversmann, leading the Ranger unit Chalk Four to the first black hawk crash site, Chief Warrant Officer Durant who was captured after being the only survivor of the second black hawk crash, as well as many others who were involved.

Cast:

Josh Hartnett Eversmann
Ewan McGregor Grimes
Tom Sizemore McKnight
Eric Bana Hoot
William Fichtner Sanderson
Ewen Bremner Nelson
Sam Shepard Garrison
Gabriel Casseus Kurth
Kim Coates Wex
Hugh Dancy Schmid

Medium: Digital Copy,

Location: Red 4TB Drive

Loaned: No

Aspect ratio: 2.55:1