Black Hawk Down (2001)
Coming Out at 17 January 2002 in theaters.
Drama, History, War
Black Hawk Down is war film produced and directed by Ridley Scott, from a screenplay by Ken Nolan. It is based on the 1999 non-fiction book of the same name by journalist Mark Bowden, about the U.S. military’s 1993 raid in Mogadishu. The film features a large ensemble cast, including Josh Hartnett, Ewan McGregor, Eric Bana, Tom Sizemore, William Fichtner, Sam Shepard, and Tom Hardy in his first film role.
Black Hawk Down won two Academy Awards for Best Film Editing and Best Sound Mixing at the 74th Academy Awards. In 2006, an extended cut of the film was released on DVD. The cut contains an additional eight minutes of footage, increasing the running time to 152 minutes. This extended cut was released on Blu-ray and in 4K on May 7, 2019.
Following the ousting of the central government in 1993 amid the civil war in Somalia, the United Nations Security Council authorizes a military operation with a peacekeeping mandate. After the bulk of the peacekeepers withdraw, the Mogadishu-based militia loyal to Mohamed Farrah Aidid declares war on the remaining UN personnel. In response, the U.S. Army deploys three of its special operations forces – 75th Rangers, Delta Force counter-terror operators, and 160th SOAR – Night Stalkers aviators – to Mogadishu to capture Aidid, who has proclaimed himself president.
Director: Ridley Scott
Writers: Mark Bowden (book), Ken Nolan
Stars: Josh Hartnett, Ewan McGregor, Tom Sizemore, Eric Bana, William Fichtner, Ewen Bremner, Sam Shepard
Cast:
| Josh Hartnett | … | Eversmann |
| Ewan McGregor | … | Grimes |
| Tom Sizemore | … | McKnight |
| Eric Bana | … | Hoot |
| William Fichtner | … | Sanderson |
| Ewen Bremner | … | Nelson |
| Sam Shepard | … | Garrison |
| Gabriel Casseus | … | Kurth |
| Kim Coates | … | Wex |
| Hugh Dancy | … | Schmid |
| Ron Eldard | … | Durant |
| Ioan Gruffudd | … | Beales |
| Tom Guiry | … | Yurek |
| Charlie Hofheimer | … | Smith |
| Danny Hoch | … | Pilla |
| Jason Isaacs | … | Steele |
| Zeljko Ivanek | … | Harrell |
| Glenn Morshower | … | Matthews |
| Jeremy Piven | … | Wolcott |
| Brendan Sexton III | … | Kowalewski |
| Johnny Strong | … | Shughart |
| Richard Tyson | … | Busch |
| Brian Van Holt | … | Struecker |
| Nikolaj Coster-Waldau | … | Gordon |
| Steven Ford | … | Cribbs |
| Ian Virgo | … | Waddell |
| Tom Hardy | … | Twombly |
| Gregory Sporleder | … | Galentine |
| Carmine Giovinazzo | … | Goodale |
| Chris Beetem | … | Joyce |
| Tac Fitzgerald | … | Thomas |
| Matthew Marsden | … | Sizemore |
| Orlando Bloom | … | Blackburn |
| Kent Linville | … | Othic |
| Enrique Murciano | … | Ruiz |
| Michael Roof | … | Maddox |
| George Harris | … | Atto |
| Razaaq Adoti | … | Mo’Alim |
| Treva Etienne | … | Firimbi |
| Abdibashir Mohamed Hersi | … | Somali Spy |
| Pavel Vokoun | … | Briley |
| Dan Woods | … | Fales |
| Ty Burrell | … | Wilkinson |
| Boyd Kestner | … | Goffena |
| Jason Hildebrandt | … | Jollata |
| Kofi Amankwah | … | Somali Kid |
| Joshua Quarcoo | … | Somali Kid |
| Johann Myers | … | Somali Father |
| Lee Geohagen | … | Somali Son with Gun |
| Marcus Ashley | … | Jackson |
| Tommy Dallace | … | Iceman |
| Giannina Facio | … | Stephanie Shughart |
| Corey Johnson | … | U.S. Medic |
| Norman Campbell Rees | … | Ranger |
| Gibson Rickenbacker | … | U.S Soldier |
Sources: imdb & wikipedia