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Synopsis
A quickly forgotten chapter in United States military history is relived in this harrowing war drama from director Ridley Scott, based on a series of Philadelphia Inquirer articles and subsequent book by reporter Mark Bowden. On October 3rd, 1993, an elite team of more than 100 Delta Force soldiers and Army Rangers, part of a larger United Nations peacekeeping force, are dropped into civil war-torn Mogadishu, Somalia, in an effort to kidnap two of local crime lord Mohamed Farah Aidid's top lieutenants. Among the team: Staff Sgt. Matt Eversmann (Josh Hartnett), Ranger Lt. Col. Danny McKnight (Tom Sizemore), the resourceful Delta Sgt. First Class Jeff Sanderson (William Fichtner), and Ranger Spec. Grimes (Ewan McGregor), a desk-bound clerk getting his first taste of live combat. When two of the mission's Black Hawk helicopters are shot down by enemy forces, the Americans -- committed to recovering every man, dead or alive -- stay in the area too long and are quickly surrounded. The ensuing firefight is a merciless 15-hour ordeal and the longest ground battle involving American soldiers since the Vietnam War. In the end, 70 soldiers are injured and 18 are dead, along with hundreds of Somalians. Black Hawk Down was voted one of the top ten films of the year by the National Board of Review prior to its limited Oscar-qualifying release. On the basis of his work in this film, co-star Eric Bana, a relatively unknown Australian actor playing Delta Sgt. First Class "Hoot" Gibson, won the lead in director Ang Lee's version of The Hulk (2003). ~ Karl Williams, All Movie Guide

Cast

Kim Coates Wex
Ron Eldard Chief Warrant Officer Mike Durant
William Fichtner Delta Sgt. First Class Jeff Sanderson
Tom Guiry Yurek
Jason Isaacs Steele
Zeljko Ivanek Harrell
Boyd Kestner Goffena
Glenn Morshower Matthews
Jeremy Piven Walcott
Tom Sizemore Ranger Lt. Col. Danny McKnight
Richard Tyson Busch
Steven Ford Cribbs
George Harris Atto
Sam Shepard Maj. Gen. William F. Garrison
Carmine Giovinazzo Goodale
Gabriel Casseus Ranger Spec. Mike Kurth
Charlie Hofheimer Smith
Ewan McGregor Ranger spec. Grimes
Brendan Sexton, Jr. Kowalewski
Ewen Bremner Spec. Sgt. Shawn Nelson
Johnny Strong Shughart
Danny Hoch Pilla
Eric Bana Delta Sgt. First Class "Hoot" Gibson
Enrique Murciano Jr. Ruiz
Razaaq Adoti Mo'alim
Jason Hildabrant Jollata
Josh Hartnett Ranger Staff Sgt. Matt Eversmann
Ioan Gruffudd Beales
Treva Etienne Firimbi
Brian Van Holt Struecker
Tac Fitzgerald Thomas
Ty Burrell Wilkinson
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau Gordon
Chris Beetem Joyce
Orlando Bloom Blackburn
Hugh Dancy Ranger Sgt. First Class Kurt Schmid
Tom Hardy Twombly
Kent Linville Othic
Matthew Marsden Sizemore
Michael Roof Maddox
Ian Virgo Waddell
Brendan Sexton III Kowalewski

Production Crew

Jeff Rona Additional Music
James A. Williams ADR Editor
Laura Graham ADR Editor
Michelle Pazer ADR Editor
Zack Davis ADR Editor
Thomas J. O'Connell ADR Mixer
Cliff Robinson Art Director
Gianni Giovagnoni Art Director
Ivo Husnjak Art Director
Keith Pain Art Director
Marco Trentini Art Director
Pier Luigi Basile Art Director
Damian Anderson Assistant Production Coordinator
Rafael Lima Assistant Production Coordinator
Steve Payne Assistant Properties
David Kudell Assistant Sound Editor
Philip D. Morrill Assistant Sound Editor
Todd Egan Assistant Sound Editor
Wes Sewell Associate Editor
Pat Sandston Associate Producer
Terry Needham Associate Producer
M. Najib Benfares Best Boy Electric
Mark Bowden Book Author
Andrew Griffiths Boom Operator
Damir Valincic Boom Operator
Amine Rharda Buyer
Marissa Miller Buyer
Michael King Buyer
Imad Rechiche Camera Loader
Daniele Massaccesi Camera Operator
Martin Kenzie Camera Operator
Ron Hersey Camera Operator
Bonnie Timmerman Casting
Bonnie Timmermann Casting
Suzanne Smith Casting
Gora Mbaye Casting Assistant
Jose Cabrera Casting Assistant
Meagan Lewis Casting Assistant
Salah Benchegra Casting Assistant
Seth Yanklewitz Casting Associate
Marek Modzelewski Chief Lighting Technician
Slawomir Idziak Cinematographer
Hans Zimmer Composer (Music Score)
Mark Bowden Consultant/advisor
David Murphy Costume Designer
Diane Murphy Costume Designer
Neil Murphy Costume Designer
Sammy Howarth-Sheldon Costume Designer
Lauren Stephens Dialogue Editor
Mark L. Mangino Dialogue Editor
Stephanie Flack Dialogue Editor
Ridley Scott Director
Pietro Scalia Editor
Blondel Aidoo Executive Producer
Branko Lustig Executive Producer
Chad Oman Executive Producer
Emma McGuinness Executive Producer
Mike Stenson Executive Producer
Robin Shenfield Executive Producer
Simon West Executive Producer
Jennifer P. Luther First Assistant Accountant
Henryk Jedynak First Assistant Camera
Marco Sacerdoti First Assistant Camera
Hatimi Ahmed First Assistant Director
Rachid Gaidi First Assistant Director
Terry Needham First Assistant Director
Chisako Yokoyama First Assistant Editor
Michael Reynolds First Assistant Editor
Alyson Moore Foley Artist
Dan O'Connell Foley Artist
John Cucci Foley Artist
John Roesch Foley Artist
Michael Hertlein Foley Editor
Solange S. Schwalbe Foley Editor
Marek Modzelewski Gaffer
Roger Holden Greensman
Barbara DeLeonardis Hair Styles
Hayat Ouleddahhou Hair Styles
Michele Vigliotta Hair Styles
Cyril Kuhmholtz Key Grip
Dave Appleby Key Grip
Rifki Abdelghani Key Grip
Eric Mullet Leadman
Alessandra Sampaolo Makeup
Ana Bulajik-Crecek Makeup
Antonio Maltempo Makeup
Gianni Graziano Makeup
Malika Boukergane Makeup
Marc Streitenfeld Music Editor
Bob Badami Musical Direction/Supervision
Kathy Nelson Musical Direction/Supervision
Ali Tavallali Musical Performer
Brian Kilgore Musical Performer
Clay Duncan Musical Performer
Craig Eastman Musical Performer
Heitor Pereira Musical Performer
Ilan Eshkeri Musical Performer
Jeff Rona Musical Performer
Jim Dooley Musical Performer
John Fitzgerald Musical Performer
Martin Tillman Musical Performer
Michael Brook Musical Performer
Mike Fisher Musical Performer
Samantha Maloney Musical Performer
Satnum Ramgotra Musical Performer
Walt Fowler Musical Performer
Robert "Bobby Z" Zajonc Pilot
Jim Conrads Post Production Coordinator
Tami R. Goldman Post Production Coordinator
Teresa Kelly Post Production Supervisor
Jerry Bruckheimer Producer
Ridley Scott Producer
Donna Glasser Production Accountant
Dana Suman Production Assistant
Ian Quiles Production Assistant
India Salve-Guide Production Assistant
Kim Whittaker Production Assistant
Marielle Magne Production Assistant
Patrick Michael Roddam Production Assistant
Pierre Ellul Production Assistant
Tariq Ait Ben Ali Production Assistant
Toby E. Cook Production Assistant
Kimberley Ann Berdy Production Coordinator
Arthur Max Production Designer
Jamal Souissi Production Manager
Angela Quiles Production Supervisor
Lucio Trentini Production Supervisor
Susi Roper Production Supervisor
Graeme Purdy Properties Master
David Hunter Prosthetic Makeup Effects
Michael Minkler Re-Recording Mixer
Myron Nettinga Re-Recording Mixer
Andrea Eliseyan Recording
Eddie Bydalek Recording
Eric Flickinger Recording
Banessa Bendetti Research
Ken Nolan Screenwriter
Steven Zaillian Screenwriter
Nada Pinter Script Supervisor
Sally Jones Script Supervisor
Basil Fenton-Smith Second Assistant Camera
Fionn Comerford Second Assistant Camera
Ali Cherkaoui Second Assistant Director
Zinedine Ibnou Jabal Second Assistant Director
Basil Grillo Second Second Assistant Director
Emma Horton Second Second Assistant Director
Hanah Quinn Second Second Assistant Director
Alexander Witt Second Unit Director
Elli Griff Set Designer
Monica Sallustio Set Designer
Roberta Federico Set Designer
Antonio Murer Set Dresser
Mark Allett Set Dresser
Bruce Tanis Sound Effects Director
Christopher Assells Sound Effects Director
Dan Hegeman Sound Effects Director
Dino R. Dimuro Sound Effects Director
Gregory J. Hainer Sound Effects Director
Michael A. Reagan Sound Effects Director
Perry Robertson Sound Effects Director
Peter Staubli Sound Effects Director
Jon Title Sound/Sound Designer
Carol McAulay Special Effects Coordinator
Neil Corbould Special Effects Supervisor
Daniele Massaccesi Steadicam Operator
Zoran Mikincic Steadicam Operator
Sidney Baldwin Still Photographer
Sylvain Despretz Storyboard Artist
Ales Bousi Stunts
Austin Priester Stunts
Branislav Martinak Stunts
Charles Ingram Stunts
Chuck Jeffreys Stunts
Chuck Jeffries Stunts
Eric Etje Stunts
Eugene Collier Stunts
Gergely Csolle Stunts
Jan Holicek Stunts
Jan Petrina Stunts
Jaroslav Psenicka Stunts
Jiri Firt Stunts
John Collett Stunts
Klaus Jindrich Stunts
Louis-Marie Nyee Stunts
Lubomir Misak Stunts
Marek Toth Stunts
Martin Uhrovcik Stunts
Michal Grun Stunts
Miroslav Lhotka Stunts
Miroslav Valka Stunts
Pavel Bezdek Stunts
Peter Hric Stunts
Peter Olgyay Stunts
Ratislav Kotula Stunts
Rene Hajek Stunts
Rob Inch Stunts
Roman Jankovic Stunts
Stanislav Satko Stunts
Tomas Peterac Stunts
Phil Nielson Stunts Coordinator
Karen M. Baker Supervising Sound Editor
Per Hallberg Supervising Sound Editor
Antoine L. Douaihy Unit Production Manager
Branko Lustig Unit Production Manager
Pamela Hochschartner Unit Production Manager
Michael Singer Unit Publicist
Asylum Visual Effects Visual Effects
Mill Film Visual Effects
Lindsay Burnett Visual Effects Producer
David M.V. Jones Visual Effects Supervisor
Emma Norton Visual Effects Supervisor
Nathan McGuinness Visual Effects Supervisor
Tim Burke Visual Effects Supervisor
Year: 2006
Runtime: 144
Country: USA
MPAA Rating: R
for intense, realistic, graphic war violence, and for language
Category: Feature

Genre
War

Sound
Dolby Digital/SDDS/DTS

Produced by
Columbia Pictures
Jerry Bruckheimer Films
Revolution Studios
Scott Free Productions

Release
January 18, 2002 (USA)
by Columbia Pictures
Sony Pictures Entertainment

Awards
2001 - Best Picture - American Film Institute
2001 - Best Picture - American Film Institute
2001 - Best Picture - National Board of Review
2001 - Best Sound - British Academy Awards
2001 - Best Sound - British Academy of Film and Television