Hacksaw Ridge
WWII American Army Medic Desmond T. Doss, who served during the Battle of Okinawa, refuses to kill people and becomes the first Conscientious Objector in American history to receive the Congressional Medal of Honor.
Critics Sentiment
Desmond single handedly rescues wounded soldiers from Hacksaw Ridge
Desmond enters basic training with the 77th Infantry Division
The film transforms from a slower-paced character study with cliched dialogue into transcendent war filmmaking during the Hacksaw Ridge battle sequences.
Hacksaw Ridge builds steadily from a competent but occasionally cliched first half into one of the most acclaimed war films ever made. Critics consistently noted the film's two-part structure, with the character development earning respect before the battle sequences achieved universal acclaim. The rescue sequences represent a peak of emotional filmmaking that moved audiences to tears and earned comparisons to the greatest war films in cinema history.
Full cast
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Andrew Garfield
Desmond T. Doss
Sam Worthington
Captain Glover
Vince Vaughn
Sgt Howell
Teresa Palmer
Dorothy Schuttle
Luke Bracey
Smitty Ryker
Hugo Weaving
Tom Doss
Rachel Griffiths
Bertha Doss
Ryan Corr
Lieutenant Manville
Richard Roxburgh
Colonel Stelzer
Goran D. Kleut
Andy 'Ghoul' Walker
Luke Pegler
Milt 'Hollywood' Zane
Firass Dirani
Vito Rinnelli
Michael Sheasby
Tex Lewis
Nathaniel Buzolic
Harold "Hal" Doss
Ori Pfeffer
Irv Schecter
Matt Nable
Lt. Cooney
Jacob Warner
James Pinnick
Richard Pyros
Randall "Teach" Fuller
Ben Mingay
Grease Nolan
Harry Greenwood
Henry Brown
Crew
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