Hacksaw Ridge is a 2016 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.
Doss on top of the Maeda Escarpment, May 4, 1945
Andrew Garfield's performance garnered critical acclaim and he received his first Academy Award nomination, his third BAFTA nomination and also his second Golden Globe & SAG nomination.
Mel Columcille Gerard Gibson is an American actor and film director. He is known for his action hero roles, particularly his breakout role as Max Rockatansky in the first three films of the post-apocalyptic action series Mad Max and as Martin Riggs in the buddy cop action-comedy film series Lethal Weapon.
Gibson in 2016
Gibson in 1985
Gibson in 1990 at an Air America premiere
Gibson with Expendables co-star Sylvester Stallone (background) in 2014