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Black Hawk Down is a war film based on a true story depicting the Battle of Mogadishu, a part of the U.S. military's 1993 campaign in Mogadishu, Somalia to capture Somali warlord Mohamed Farrah Aidid.
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Fast Facts
- Director: Ridley Scott
- Producer: Ridley Scott and Jerry Bruckheimer
- Starring: Josh Hartnett, Ewan McGregor, Tom Sizemore, William Fichtner, Eric Bana and Orlando Bloom
- Released: December 28, 2001
- Run time: 144 minutes
- Budget: 92 million USD
- Awards: 2 Oscars for "Best Editing" and "Best Sound"
- MPAA rating: R
- Adaptation of the book by Mark Bowden: Black Hawk Down: A Story of Modern War
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Plot
The film follows a mixed assault force composed of Delta Force, Army Rangers and Special Operations Aviation Regiment as they attempt to capture two of Mohammed Farrah Aidid's senior lieutenants from deep within Mogadishu's notorious Bakaara Market. Led by Maj Gen William Garrison the mission was supposed to take no more than 1 hour. However, despite the successful extraction by the Delta Force, the Somali militia, armed with RPGs, shot down two Black Hawk helicopters. The subsequent rescue of the wounded soldiers extends the mission to over 15 hours. 19 Americans and approximately 1000 Somalis died in the conflict. -
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Directed by Ridley Scott. With Josh Hartnett, Ewan McGregor, Tom Sizemore. 123 elite U.S. soldiers drop into Somalia to capture two top lieutenants of a renegade warlord and find themselves in a desperate battle with a large force of heavily-armed Somalis. Visit IMDb for Photos, Showtimes, Cast, Crew, Reviews, Plot Summary, Comments, Discussions, ...imdb.com -
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@zambonicyouth Was watching Black Hawk Down not too long ago, and he was fine in that one. Then he follows up with Resurrecting the Champ.
@bkblades | November 10, 2009 12:29 AM -
si guarda il film Black Hawk Down....il piu' bello che abbia mai visto.
@McCesco_91 | November 10, 2009 12:29 AM -
finished my French homework. i was gonna read black hawk down but i chose to waste my life on the inter-web instead. go figure.
@kmbrlychase | November 09, 2009 11:53 PM -
@rorytate I've been meaning to watch it. I hear 'Black Hawk Down' is tense for about 100 minutes in a row.
@selfdefeating | November 09, 2009 11:34 PM -
This Friday is the Skillet concert feat. Decyfer Down, Hawk Nelson and the Letter Black and because of that- its Giveaway Time!!!...
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Black Hawk Down - $14.94
The harrowing true story of a group of elite american soldiers sent into somalia in 1993 as part of a un peacekeeping operation. Their mission is to abduct several top lieutenants of a somalian warlord as part of a strategy to quell the civ...
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After the success of Gladiator, it wasn't unusual to see director Ridley Scott turn to Hans Zimmer again for the score to Black Hawk Down, his fierce adaptation of Mark Bowden's account of the tragic 1993 American military int...
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The acclaimed New York Times bestseller Black Hawk Down is "a shocking account of modern warfare . . . gripping and horrifying" (San Francisco Chronicle) Destined to become a classic of war reporting, Bla...
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From acclaimed director Ridley Scott (Gladiator, Hannibal) and renowned producer Jerry Bruckheimer (Pearl Harbor, Armageddon) comes a gripping true story about bravery, camaradarie and the complex reality of war. Black Hawk Do...
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