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His life has been the subject of books, the 2004 documentary The Conscientious Objector, and the 2016 Oscar-winning film Hacksaw Ridge, in which he was portrayed by Andrew Garfield. Early life Desmond Thomas Doss was born in Lynchburg, Virginia , to William Thomas Doss (1893–1989), a carpenter, and Bertha Edward Doss (née Oliver) (1899 ...
Hacksaw Ridge is a 2016 epic biographical war film directed by Mel Gibson and written by Andrew Knight and Robert Schenkkan, based on the 2004 documentary The Conscientious Objector directed by Terry Benedict.
In 2016, he played Captain Jack Glover, a stern army officer, in the Mel Gibson directed biographical war film Hacksaw Ridge. The film focuses on the World War II experiences of Desmond Doss, an American pacifist combat medic who refused to carry or use a weapon or firearm of any kind.
[87] [88] Hacksaw Ridge, however, was a commercial success, earning over $175.3 million worldwide. [89] In it, Garfield portrayed Desmond Doss, a combat medic during World War II, who was the first conscientious objector in American history to be awarded the Medal of Honor.
Terry Benedict is an American film producer. He is the founder and CEO of The Shae Foundation. [1]Benedict co-produced Hacksaw Ridge, nominated for six Academy Awards. [2] [3] Hacksaw Ridge is based on Benedict's documentary, The Conscientious Objector; a film about Medal of Honor winner Desmond Doss, who refused to carry a weapon in World War Two.
Eight years after Hacksaw Ridge, Garfield is starring in We Live in Time, a tearjerker romance about newly single Tobias who falls for talented chef Almut (Florence Pugh). The story, which is not ...
Gibson made his film debut in his father's film Hacksaw Ridge. [6] He had a major role as Lt. Johnny Kent in the 2018 film Hurricane, which was also released under the titles Hurricane: 303 Squadron, 303: Bitwa o Anglię in Poland and Mission of Honor in the United States. [6]
Nat Glover, former Edward Waters College president, writes his autobiography, "Striving for Justice: A Black Sheriff in the Deep South." In new book, ex-Jacksonville Sheriff Nat Glover continues ...