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Hacksaw Ridge / Summit Entertainment and Cross Creek Pictures present ; produced by Bill Mechanic [and five others] ; screenplay by Robert Schenkkan, Andrew Knight ; directed by Mel Gibson.

Contributor(s): Material type: FilmFilmPublisher number: 51549 | Summit EntertainmentLanguage: English, Spanish Original language: English Subtitle language: Spanish, English Publisher: Santa Monica, CA : Summit Entertainment, [2017]Copyright date: ©2017Description: 1 videodisc (approximately 139 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 inContent type:
  • two-dimensional moving image
Media type:
  • video
Carrier type:
  • videodisc
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Cast: Andrew Garfield, Sam Worthington, Luke Bracey, Teresa Palmer, Hugo Weaving, Rachel Griffiths, Vince VaughnSummary: It's the extraordinary true story of Desmond Doss who, in Okinawa during the bloodiest battle of WWII, saved 75 men without firing or carrying a gun. He was the only American soldier in WWII 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.
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Adult Blu-ray Adult Blu-ray Dr. James Carlson Library DVD ACTION Hacksaw On hold 33111009041662 1
Total holds: 1

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

The extraordinary true story of Desmond Doss, who, in Okinawa during the bloodiest battle of WWII, 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, braving fire while tending to soldiers and being wounded by a grenade and hit by snipers.

Blu-ray, 1080p high definition, Dolby Atmos, region A; requires Blu-ray player.

English or Spanish dialogue; Spanish subtitles.

Subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing; English descriptive audio.

Title from disc surface.

Andrew Garfield, Sam Worthington, Luke Bracey, Teresa Palmer, Hugo Weaving, Rachel Griffiths, Vince Vaughn

Originally released as a motion picture in 2016.

Widescreen.

Rating: R; for intense prolonged realistically graphic sequences of war violence including grisly bloody images.

It's the extraordinary true story of Desmond Doss who, in Okinawa during the bloodiest battle of WWII, saved 75 men without firing or carrying a gun. He was the only American soldier in WWII 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.

Special features: Deleted scenes; Veterans Day greeting with Mel Gibson; Blu-ray exclusives: The soul of war: Making Hacksaw Ridge; theatrical trailer.

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