Hacksaw Ridge /
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 si...
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| Format: | Video Blu-ray Disc |
| Language: | English Spanish |
| Language Notes: | In English or Spanish, with optional Spanish subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing; English descriptive audio. |
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Santa Monica, California :
Summit Entertainment : Lionsgate,
[2017]
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| Edition: | [Blu-ray]. |
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| 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. |
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| Item Description: | Title from disc surface. Originally released as a motion picture in 2016. Based on the incredible true story of Desmond Doss. Wide screen. Special features: Deleted scenes; Veterans Day greeting with Mel Gibson. Blu-ray exclusives: The soul of wear: Making Hacksaw Ridge; theatrical trailer. |
| Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (approximately 139 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Format: | Blu-ray, 1080p high definition, Dolby Atmos, region A; requires Blu-ray player. |
| Audience: | Rating: R; for intense prolonged realistically graphic sequences of war violence including grisly bloody images. |
| Production Credits: | Director of photography, Simon Duggan ; editor, John GIlbert ; music, Rupert Gregson-Williams. |