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Hacksaw Ridge : a true story [videorecording] / Summit Entertainment and Cross Creek Pictures present in association with Demarest Media and Argent Pictures ; produced in association with IM Global and AI Film Productions and in association with Vendian Entertainment and Kylin Pictures ; a Pandemonium Films/Permut Presentations production ; a Mel Gibson film ; produced by David Permut, Bill Mechanic, Brian Oliver, William D. Johnson, Bruce Davey, Paul Currie, Terry Benedict ; screenplay by Robert Schenkkan and Andrew Knight ; directed by Mel Gibson.

Mechanic, Bill, (film producer.). Permut, David, (film producer.). Benedict, Terry, (film producer.). Currie, Paul, 1968- (film producer.). Davey, Bruce, (film producer.). Oliver, Brian, 1971- (film producer.). Johnson, William D. (Producer), (film producer.). Gibson, Mel, (film director.). Schenkkan, Robert, 1953- (screenwriter.). Knight, Andrew, 1953- (screenwriter.). Garfield, Andrew, 1983- (actor.). Worthington, Sam, 1976- (actor.). Bracey, Luke, 1989- (actor.). Palmer, Teresa, 1986- (actor.). Weaving, Hugo, 1960- (actor.). Griffiths, Rachel, 1968- (actor.). Vaughn, Vince, (actor.). Duggan, Simon, 1959- (director of photography.). Gilbert, John G., 1956- (editor of moving image work.). Gregson-Williams, Rupert, (composer (expression)). Robison, Barry, (production designer.). Gardiner, Lizzy, (costume designer.). Cross Creek Pictures, (presenter.). Demarest Films, (presenter.). Argent Pictures, (presenter.). IM Global (Firm), (production company.). AI Film, (production company.). Vendian Entertainment, (production company.). Kylin Pictures, (production company.). Pandemonium Films, (production company.). Permut Presentations (Firm), (production company.). Summit Entertainment, (presenter,, film distributor,, copyright holder.). Cosmos Filmed Entertainment Pty Ltd (Firm), (copyright holder.). Andrew Garfield, Sam Worthington, Luke Bracey, Teresa Palmer, Hugo Weaving, Rachel Griffiths, Vince Vaughn. (Cast).

Summary:

During the bloodiest battle of WWII, in Okinawa, Desmond Doss saved 75 men without firing or carrying a gun. He was the only American soldier in WWII to fight on the front lines without a weapon, as he believed that while the war was justified, killing was nevertheless wrong. As an army medic, he singlehandedly evacuated the wounded from behind enemy lines, braved fire while tending to soldiers and was wounded by a grenade and hit by snipers. Doss was the first conscientious objector to ever earn the Congressional Medal of Honor.

Record details

ISBN: 9786316730893
ISBN: 6316730896
Physical Description: 1 videodisc (139 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Publisher: Santa Monica, California : Summit Entertainment, LLC, [2017]
Copyright: ©2017

Content descriptions

General Note:	Based on the incredible true story of Desmond Doss. Originally released as a motion picture in 2016. Special features: Deleted scenes; Veterans Day greeting with Mel Gibson. Includes 4 previews of other motion pictures.
Formatted Contents Note:	Special features: Deleted scenes; Veterans Day greeting with Mel Gibson.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Director of photography, Simon Duggan ; editor, John Gilbert ; music, Rupert Gregson-Williams ; production designer, Barry Robison ; costume designer, Lizzy Gardiner.
Participant or Performer Note:	Andrew Garfield, Sam Worthington, Luke Bracey, Teresa Palmer, Hugo Weaving, Rachel Griffiths, Vince Vaughn.
Target Audience Note:	MPAA rating: R; for intense prolonged realistically graphic sequences of war violence including grisly bloody images.
System Details Note:	DVD, NTSC, region 1; widescreen (2.40:1 screen ratio); 5.1 Dolby Digital.
Language Note:	In English or dubbed Spanish with optional Spanish subtitles; optional English SDH subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing, optional English descriptive audio. Closed-captioned.
Awards Note:	Academy Awards, 2017: Best sound mixing; best editing.