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Black Hawk Down had a limited release on December 28, 2001, and went into the public on January 18, 2002. The film received positive reviews from film critics, although it was criticized for inaccuracies. The film performed modestly well at the box office, grossing $173 million worldwide against a production budget of $92 million.
Michael Dane Steele (born September 15, 1960) is a retired colonel of the United States Army.He was a company commander in the 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment during the Battle of Mogadishu (1993) in Somalia during Operation Gothic Serpent, which resulted in the now famous book and film Black Hawk Down, wherein he was portrayed by actor Jason Isaacs.
The film was commercially successful despite receiving mixed reviews. Scott's next film, Black Hawk Down (2001), featuring Tom Hardy in his film debut, was based on a group of stranded US soldiers fighting for their lives in Somalia; Scott was nominated for an Oscar for Best Director. [2]
Joshua Daniel Hartnett (born July 21, 1978) [1] [2] is an American actor. He began his career on ABC's drama series Cracker (1997–1998), after which he became known as a teen idol [3] through starring parts in films such as Halloween H20: 20 Years Later, The Faculty (both 1998), The Virgin Suicides (1999), Pearl Harbor, O, Black Hawk Down (all 2001), and 40 Days and 40 Nights (2002).
Ridley Scott is a British director and producer.. His major works include, the science fiction horror film Alien (1979), the neo-noir dystopian film Blade Runner (1982), the road adventure film Thelma & Louise (1991), the historical drama film Gladiator (2000), the war film Black Hawk Down (2002), and the science fiction comedy The Martian (2015).
The book was accompanied by a video, Somalia: Good Intentions, Deadly Results, produced by KVR Video, that was aired on CNN on 24 March 1999 in a 57-minute version, as Black Hawk Down: A Story of Modern War; it later won an Emmy. [11] The book was adapted into a 2001 film, directed by Ridley Scott and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer.
Black Hawk Down, a 1999 book by Mark Bowden about the 1993 Battle of Mogadishu Black Hawk Down, a 2001 film adaptation of Bowden's book, directed by Ridley Scott Black Hawk Down, the soundtrack to the film of the same name "Blackhawk Down", a song from the 2000 album Rancid by the American punk rock band Rancid
His experiences in Mogadishu were portrayed in the film Black Hawk Down. [5] Howe provided much of the information about Delta Force operations for the writing of the 1999 book: Black Hawk Down: A Story of Modern War. [6] He was the leader of the assault team that went in to rescue Army Rangers and Delta Force members in Mogadishu. [7]