Black Hawk Down

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2002-01-18

Languages:

English, Somali

Countries:

USA, UK

Runtime:

144 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

7.7 (269977 Reviews)

Director:

Ridley Scott

Genres:

Drama History Thriller

Cast:

Josh Hartnett Ewan McGregor Tom Sizemore Eric Bana

Writer:

Mark Bowden (book)

Ken Nolan (screenplay)

Fullplot:

Action/war drama based on the best-selling book detailing a near-disastrous mission in Somalia on October 3, 1993. On this date nearly 100 U.S. Army Rangers, commanded by Capt. Mike Steele, were dropped by helicopter deep into the capital city of Mogadishu to capture two top lieutenants of a Somali warlord. This lead to a large and drawn-out firefight between the Rangers and hundreds of Somali gunmen, leading to the destruction of two U.S. Black Hawk helicopters. This film focuses on the heroic efforts of various Rangers to get to the downed black hawks, centering on Sgt. Eversmann, leading the Ranger unit Chalk Four to the first black hawk crash site, Warrant Officer Durant who was captured after being the only survivor of the second black hawk crash, as well as many others who were involved.

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