Black Hawk Down

When Army Rangers are dropped into Mogadishu to capture top lieutenants of a Somalian warlord, a brutal firefight ensues with hundreds of Somali gunmen and two of the Army's Black Hawks are destroyed, testing the courage and strength of the Rangers.

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Corporate Authors: Scott Free Productions, Columbia TriStar Home Video (Firm)
Other Authors: Scott, Ridley, Nolan, Ken, Hartnett, Josh, 1978-, Bana, Eric, McGregor, Ewan, 1971-, Zimmer, Hans, Bowden, Mark, 1951-
Format: Videos DVD
Language:English
Published: Culver City, CA : Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment, 2002.
Edition:Widescreen.
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Summary:When Army Rangers are dropped into Mogadishu to capture top lieutenants of a Somalian warlord, a brutal firefight ensues with hundreds of Somali gunmen and two of the Army's Black Hawks are destroyed, testing the courage and strength of the Rangers.
Item Description:Based on: Black Hawk down : a story of modern war / by Mark Bowden.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (144 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD, Dolby digital 5.1 surround.
Audience:MPAA rating: R.
Production Credits:Director of photography, Slawomir Idziak; production design, Arthur Max; editor, Pietro Scalia; music, Hans Zimmer.
ISBN:076787062X
Author Notes:Sam Shepard was born Samuel Shepard Rogers III on an army base in Illinois on November 5, 1943. He briefly studied agriculture at Mount San Antonio College, but dropped out to move to New York in 1962. He wrote more than 55 plays during his lifetime. His first play was produced off-off-Broadway when he was 19 years old and he won the first of his 8 Obie Awards when he was 23 years old. His plays included Chicago, The Tooth of Crime, True West, Fool for Love, A Lie of the Mind, The Late Henry Moss, Heartless, and A Particle of Dread. He received the Pulitzer Prize for drama for Buried Child in 1978.

He was an actor for both film and television. His films included Days of Heaven, The Right Stuff, and Baby Boom. He also appeared in the Netflix series Bloodline. He wrote or co-wrote several screenplays including Far North and Renaldo and Clara with Bob Dylan. He also wrote songs with John Cale and Bob Dylan including Brownsville Girl. He wrote several books including Cruising Paradise and Motel Chronicles. He died from complications of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis on July 27, 2017 at the age of 73.

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