---
title: 'Hacksaw Ridge (2016)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Mel Gibson'
released: '2016-09-04'
runtime_minutes: 131
certification: 'R'
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'War'
  - 'History'
countries:
  - 'Australia'
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/hacksaw-ridge-2016'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2119532/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Hacksaw Ridge (2016)

2016 · R · 131 min · Drama, War, History · Australia, United States


## Synopsis

Hacksaw Ridge is a 2016 epic biographical war film directed by Mel Gibson, and starring Andrew Garfield as Desmond Doss, an American combat medic in World War II who, as a Seventh-day Adventist, refused to use a weapon of any kind; Doss became the first conscientious objector to be awarded the Medal of Honor, for his service during the Battle of Okinawa. The film was written by Andrew Knight and Robert Schenkkan, based on the 2004 documentary The Conscientious Objector. The supporting cast includes Sam Worthington, Luke Bracey, Teresa Palmer, Hugo Weaving, Rachel Griffiths, and Vince Vaughn. Filming took place in Australia from September to December 2015.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Mel Gibson](https://cinepixo.com/people/mel-gibson)
- **Screenplay:** [Robert Schenkkan](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-schenkkan), [Andrew Knight](https://cinepixo.com/people/andrew-knight)
- **Original Music Composer:** [John Debney](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-debney), [Rupert Gregson-Williams](https://cinepixo.com/people/rupert-gregson-williams)
- **Producer:** [Paul Currie](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-currie)
- **Director of Photography:** [Simon Duggan](https://cinepixo.com/people/simon-duggan)
- **Editor:** [John Gilbert](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-gilbert)

## Cast

- [Teresa Palmer](https://cinepixo.com/people/teresa-palmer) as Dorothy Schutte
- [Luke Bracey](https://cinepixo.com/people/luke-bracey) as 'Smitty' Ryker
- [Ben Mingay](https://cinepixo.com/people/ben-mingay) as 'Grease' Nolan
- [Richard Pyros](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-pyros) as Randall 'Teach' Fuller
- [Nathaniel Buzolic](https://cinepixo.com/people/nathaniel-buzolic) as Harold 'Hal' Doss
- [Vince Vaughn](https://cinepixo.com/people/vince-vaughn) as Sergeant Howell
- [Richard Roxburgh](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-roxburgh) as Colonel Stelzer
- [Damien Thomlinson](https://cinepixo.com/people/damien-thomlinson) as Ralph Morgan
- [Firass Dirani](https://cinepixo.com/people/firass-dirani) as Vito Rinnelli
- [Ben O'Toole](https://cinepixo.com/people/ben-o-toole) as Corporal Jessop
- [Michael Sheasby](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-sheasby) as 'Tex' Lewis
- [Matthew Nable](https://cinepixo.com/people/matthew-nable) as Lieutenant Colonel Cooney
- [Luke Pegler](https://cinepixo.com/people/luke-pegler) as Milt 'Hollywood' Zane
- [Milo Gibson](https://cinepixo.com/people/milo-gibson) as 'Lucky' Ford
- [Hugo Weaving](https://cinepixo.com/people/hugo-weaving) as Tom Doss

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Official site: https://www.lionsgate.com/movies/hacksaw-ridge
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/hacksaw-ridge-2016
Film facts: Wikidata (Q21010856); synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Reviews, themes and notes are the work of this site's members.