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Black Hawk Down (2001)
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GenreAction / Drama / War
Synopsis123 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.
Filmed inUSA
Runtime144 min / Germany:142 min
MPAA RatingRated R for intense, realistic, graphic war violence, and for language.
Average Rating  (4.0 on 5) |
Casting:
 | Josh Hartnett | SSgt Matt Eversmann |
 | Ewan McGregor | Spec John Grimes |
| Jason Isaacs | Capt Mike Steele | |
| Tom Sizemore | Lt Col Danny McKnight | |
| William Fichtner | SFC Jeff Sanderson | |
 | Eric Bana | Sergeant 1st Class Norm "Hoot" Gibson |
| Sam Shepard | Maj Gen William F Garrison | |
| Ewen Bremner | Spec Shawn Nelson | |
| Tom Hardy | Spec Lance Twombly (as Thomas Hardy) | |
| Ron Eldard | CWO Michael Durant | |
| Charlie Hofheimer | Cpl James 'Jamie' Smith | |
| Hugh Dancy | SFC Kurt Schmid | |
| Tom Guiry | SSgt Ed Yurek (as Thomas Guiry) | |
| Brian Van Holt | SSgt Jeff Struecker | |
| Steven Ford | Lt Col Joe Cribbs | |
| Sam Shepard | wrote most of his own dialogue as Major General William F Garrison; 'Eric Roth' wrote crucial speeches for | |
| Josh Hartnett | and |
| Eric Bana | to deliver in the closing minutes; |
| Steven Zaillian | made a dialogue-driven rewrite; and | |
| Stephen Gaghan | contributed to the writing of the screenplay |
One of my favorite war themed films Just excellent. That's all. Blackhawk Down