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The Essence of Combat: Making 'Black Hawk Down'
2002 · 151 min
A thorough, craft-focused look behind the camera, informative and respectful, best for viewers curious about how large-scale war films get made.
- Directed by
- Charles de Lauzirika
- Genres
- Documentary, War
- Starring
- Ridley Scott, Eric Bana, Lee Van Arsdale
- Overview
- Nearly every possible element to making the film Black Hawk Down (2001) is examined here in great detail. Both behind the scenes material and interviews with the cast, crew and actual rangers inform us how this film was pulled off so perfectly.
- How it feels
- Earnest and tense. Measured and needs your attention.
- About
- War, work, art, loyalty
- Content
- Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.
- Note
- Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown
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- Directed by
- Charles de Lauzirika
- Genres
- Documentary, War
- Starring
- Ridley Scott, Eric Bana, Lee Van Arsdale











