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Hacksaw Ridge (2016) is an Australian-American biographical war film directed by Mel Gibson depicting U.S. Army medic Desmond Doss, the first conscientious objector to receive the Medal of Honor, during the Battle of Okinawa in World War II.
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Hacksaw Ridge (2016) ranks #50 of 221 in the Biographical Film ranking, behind A Beautiful Mind (2001), ahead of The Motorcycle Diaries (2004).
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Why did Desmond Doss refuse to carry a rifle in Hacksaw Ridge?
Doss was a Seventh-day Adventist and conscientious objector who refused to kill or carry a weapon. He still enlisted as an Army medic and served under fire during the Battle of Okinawa.
Is the cliff rescue shown in Hacksaw Ridge based on a real event?
Yes. Doss lowered wounded soldiers from the Maeda Escarpment during fighting on Okinawa in 1945. His Medal of Honor citation credits him with rescuing roughly 75 men while exposed to enemy fire.
Who plays Desmond Doss and his wife Dorothy?
Andrew Garfield plays Desmond Doss, and Teresa Palmer plays Dorothy Schutte. Garfield received an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor for the performance.
Was Hacksaw Ridge Mel Gibson's first film as a director after Apocalypto?
Yes. Hacksaw Ridge was Gibson's first directing feature since Apocalypto, which was released in 2006. The 2016 film later won Academy Awards for film editing and sound mixing.
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