Hacksaw Ridge

Andrew Garfield, Sam Worthington, Luke Bracey, Teresa Palmer, Hugo Weaving, Rachel Griffiths, Vince Vaughn. (Cast).

Summary: Tells the extraordinary story of Desmond Doss, a U.S. Army medic who refused to carry a gun but nevertheless saved 75 men during the bloodiest battle of WWII on Okinawa, becoming the the first conscientious objector to earn the Congressional Medal of Honor.

Record details

Physical Description: videorecording (DVD)
1 videodisc (139 min.)
Publisher: [Toronto] : Summit Entertainment, LLC, [2017]

Content descriptions

General Note:	Based on a true story. Originally released as a motion picture in 2016.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Summit Entertainment and Cross Creek Pictures present ; in association with Demarest Media [and five others] ; a Pandemonium Films / Permut Presentations production ; a Mel Gibson film ; directed by Mel Gibson ; screenplay by Robert Schenkkan and Andrew Knight ; produced by Bill Mechanic [and 6 others] ; music by Rupert Gregson-Williams.
Participant or Performer Note:	Andrew Garfield, Sam Worthington, Luke Bracey, Teresa Palmer, Hugo Weaving, Rachel Griffiths, Vince Vaughn.
Target Audience Note:	Canadian Home Videom rating: 14A.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note:	Home use only.
Language Note:	In English or French ; with English (SDH) or Spanish subtitles. Includes optional descriptive audio.
Awards Note:	Winner of two 2017 Academy Awards for Best Achievement in Film Editing, John Gilbert and Best Achievement in Sound Mixing, Kevin O'Connell Andy Wright Robert Mackenzie Peter Grace ; winner of the 2017 BAFTA award for Best Editing, John Gilbert ; winner of the 2017 for Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture.