Title

Black Hawk Down

Year

2001

Rated

R

Released

18 Jan 2002

Runtime

144 min

Genre

Drama, History, War

Director

Ridley Scott

Writer

Mark Bowden (book), Ken Nolan (screenplay)

Actors

Josh Hartnett, Ewan McGregor, Tom Sizemore, Eric Bana

Plot

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 led to a large and drawn-out firefight between the Army Ranges, US Special Forces, and hundreds of Somali gunmen; resulting in the destruction of two U.S. Black Hawk helicopters. The film focuses on the heroic efforts of various Rangers to get to the downed black hawks, centering on SSG Eversmann, leading the Ranger unit Chalk Four to the first black hawk crash site, Chief 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.

Language

English, Somali, Arabic

Country

USA, UK

Awards

Won 2 Oscars. Another 8 wins & 37 nominations.

Metascore

74

imdbRating

7.7

imdbVotes

317,233

imdbID

tt0265086

Type

movie

DVD

11 Jun 2002

BoxOffice

$108,585,355

Production

Sony Pictures

Website

http://www.spe.sony.com/movies/blackhawkdown