Black Hawk Down (film)

Black Hawk Down
Black Hawk Down
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Ridley Scott
Screenplay by	Ken Nolan
Based on	Black Hawk Down: A Story of Modern War; by Mark Bowden
Produced by	Jerry Bruckheimer; Ridley Scott;
Starring	Josh Hartnett; Eric Bana; Ewan McGregor; Tom Sizemore; William Fichtner; Sam Shepard;
Cinematography	Sławomir Idziak
Edited by	Pietro Scalia
Music by	Hans Zimmer
Production; companies	Columbia Pictures; Revolution Studios; Jerry Bruckheimer Films; Scott Free Productions;
Distributed by	Sony Pictures Releasing
Release dates	December 28, 2001; (limited release) January 18, 2002; (U.S. release)
Running time	144 minutes
Countries	United States ; United Kingdom
Language	English
Budget	$92 million
Box office	$173 million

Black Hawk Down is a 2001 war film directed and produced by Ridley Scott, and co-produced by Jerry Bruckheimer, from a screenplay by Ken Nolan. It is based on the 1999 eponymous non-fiction book by journalist Mark Bowden, about the crew of a Black Hawk helicopter that was shot down during the Battle of Mogadishu. The film features a large ensemble cast, including Josh Hartnett, Ewan McGregor, Eric Bana, Tom Sizemore, William Fichtner, Jason Isaacs, Sam Shepard, Jeremy Piven, Ioan Gruffudd, Ewen Bremner, Hugh Dancy, and Tom Hardy in his first film role. Orlando Bloom, Ty Burrell, and Nikolaj Coster-Waldau also have minor roles.

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 $172 million worldwide against a production budget of $92 million. Black Hawk Down won two Academy Awards for Best Film Editing and Best Sound at the 74th Academy Awards.^[5] In 2006, an extended cut of the film was released on DVD. The cut contains an additional eight minutes of footage, increasing the running time to 152 minutes. This extended cut was released on Blu-ray and in 4K on May 7, 2019.^[6]

^ "BLACK HAWK DOWN". bbfc.co.uk. British Board of Film Classification. January 9, 2002. Retrieved January 24, 2019.
^ "Black Hawk Down (2002)". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on May 27, 2016. Retrieved June 23, 2017.
^ Lang, Brent (September 1, 2011). "'Inside the Revolution Library: Where Joe Roth Went Wrong". TheWrap.com. Archived from the original on December 7, 2015. Retrieved June 28, 2017.
^ Cite error: The named reference BoxOfficeMojo was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ "The 74th Academy Awards (2002) Nominees and Winners". Oscars.org. Retrieved November 19, 2011.
^ Hunt, Bill (May 9, 2019). "Black Hawk Down (4K UHD Review)". The Digital Bits. Retrieved October 14, 2021.

[1] "BLACK HAWK DOWN". bbfc.co.uk. British Board of Film Classification. January 9, 2002. Retrieved January 24, 2019.

[bfi-2] "Black Hawk Down (2002)". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on May 27, 2016. Retrieved June 23, 2017.

[3] Lang, Brent (September 1, 2011). "'Inside the Revolution Library: Where Joe Roth Went Wrong". TheWrap.com. Archived from the original on December 7, 2015. Retrieved June 28, 2017.

[BoxOfficeMojo-4] Cite error: The named reference BoxOfficeMojo was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[Oscars2002-5] "The 74th Academy Awards (2002) Nominees and Winners". Oscars.org. Retrieved November 19, 2011.

[6] Hunt, Bill (May 9, 2019). "Black Hawk Down (4K UHD Review)". The Digital Bits. Retrieved October 14, 2021.

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