The film "Black Hawk": actors and roles, a film crew

This picture is an invaluable subject of cultural heritage, and also of great importance for those who know the value of human life. It was released in 2001 and immediately conquered not only America, but the whole world.

Original and meaning

The basis of this military drama is the real events described in the book of Mark Bowden "The Fall of the Black Hawk": A History of the Modern War. " In the Russian box office the film was released under the name "Black Hawk". Actors, perfectly performing their roles, managed to convey to the audience sincere, insightful images of completely different people caught in a foreign territory. Thanks to their heartfelt game, we see what a person is willing to do to save innocent lives and achieve common goals. This is a story about real courage, nobility and sacrifice, embodied on the screen by such celebrities as Sam Shepard, Orlando Bloom and other equally well-known personalities.

Plot

The film takes the audience in 1993, when for two days American soldiers were eyewitnesses and indirect participants in the civil war in Somalia. With each passing day, the number of victims is increasing, and the civilian population suffers for the most part. The fault is the city's field commanders, preventing people from receiving humanitarian aid. UN peacekeepers are powerless in this situation, and then the US command in Somalia decides to take control in their own hands. Employees are aware of the fact that if in the near future not to take the culprits, then thousands more innocent people will die. It was decided to conduct an operation, the purpose of which is to catch the main minions of Mohammed Farah Aidid, who controls the city. Formed operational-tactical group "Ranger", led by the best specialists. At first everything goes according to plan, but suddenly a real carnage unfolds, which threatens to kill dozens of lives.

Creators

The script for the picture was written by debutant Ken Nolan, and Ridley Scott took the director's chair. On his account more than 30 films, and by the time of filming, he has already become one of the most popular in Hollywood. His fourteenth full-length work is the "Black Hawk". Actors even then dreamed of withdrawing from him, at least in a secondary role. As a result, young talents were involved, who at that time only started a career. For Eric Bana, Ioan Griffith, Orlando Bloom, Ewan McGregor and Josh Hartnett, this tape was one of the first in the filmography, and reached a grand scale. Also, actors were involved, on whose account by that time there were many significant roles. In addition to American celebrities, such as William Fichtner, caste was supplemented by one of the brightest stars of British cinema, Jason Isaacs. And who played in the picture, Jerry Bruckheimer was also one of the producers.

Main character

Many of the actors were cast together in the historical military drama "Pearl Harbor", which was released in the same year 2001. Josh Hartnett starred in both paintings, and in the "Black Hawk" his character became central. According to the plot, he is the staff sergeant of the 75th regiment of the Rangers, his name is Matt Eversmann. His hero is still young and did not have time to visit large-scale battles. Pressure is on all sides, so it is worth a lot of effort not to lose self-control and show courage. He is one of those who evoke the strongest emotions and feelings just by his appearance on the screen or by a couple of lines. Before that, he was not particularly known to the public, and we can say that it was this image that gave the start to his further development in the acting profession. Later he starred in such films as "40 Days, 40 Nights", "Obsession", "Sin City" and "Lucky Number Slevin." Currently, Josh Hartnett performs one of the main roles in the popular TV series "Scary Tales."

The 75th Regiment

Rangers in this regiment were embodied on the screen by more than twenty different actors. Ewan McGregor played John Grimes, whose prototype was Sergeant John Stebbins. He is the only person whose name was intentionally changed because of the accusation of his carrier in raping his own daughter. Tom Sizemore, whose career began in the late 80's, appeared in the guise of Lieutenant Colonel Danny McNight. Among the members of this unit, you can also see several actors, who were still beginning at that time, but now with their participation the highest-grossing pictures are being shot. It's about Tom Hardy. For him it was a full-length debut, and now he has a lot of really big projects on his account. It is difficult to list all the actors and characters, as many of them are simply lost on the background of the main actors. However, thanks to Ewan Bremner, Hugh Dancy, Joan Griffith, Charlie Hofheimer and Tom Gairi, the audience was able to learn about those strong personalities who sacrifice themselves for the sake of saving others, but often remain in the background.

Delta

The role of Sam Shepard also became one of the most heartfelt in the film. Before that, he already had quite a great acting experience, but thanks to the image of Major-General William Harrison, embodied on the screen, his career began to develop even more rapidly. One of the memorable members of the Delta detachment was Sergeant First Class Norm Gibbson, whom everyone called simply Huth. He was played by Australian actor Eric Bana. After this role, he became very revered in Hollywood and starred in a small number of paintings, which, however, became very famous and memorable. The sergeant's partner was Jeff Sanderson. Before that, William Fichtner managed to star in more than 20 films, and this role added diversity to his filmography. It should also be noted such members of the special forces as Gary Harrel and Gary Gordon, who played Zeljko Ivanek and Nikolai Koster-Waldau. For them, it was also a momentous moment in their careers. But for judoka Johnny Strong, the image of Randy Shuggart was the last of the screen, since in the future he chose a musical path for himself.

Other roles

Most of the characters belong to the above units, but there are several other notable and no less significant roles. Ron Eldard and Jeremy Piven played the Super-61 and Super-64 pilots who were shot down by the enemy. And Glenn Morschauer embodied on the screen the brave commander and lieutenant colonel Tom Matthews. The actor has many full-length and television works, including Transformers, Pearl Harbor, Godzilla and several parts of the Star Trek. In addition, they also have several significant characters for the plot of the movie "Black Hawk". Actors George Harris and Ty Barrel did not enter any unit, around which the main action is twirled. Nevertheless, the former played the famous Somali leader Osman Ali Atto. Fans of the Harry Potter saga can know him by the role of member of the Order of the Phoenix Kingsley Brostestar. But Barrel, who played the role of Timothy A. Wilkinson, later became an outstanding actor of scoring. He also won the Emmy twice for his lead role in the television series American Family.

Other known works of actors

For many actors involved in the film, their roles have become a big step in a successful future. Many of their subsequent paintings collected huge cash, were awarded the greatest awards of the film industry and became popular throughout the world. It is unlikely that there is a person who did not look at least one part of the "Lord of the Rings" or "Harry Potter". In the latter, Jason Isaacs played the role of the death eater and the head of the Malfoy family. It was after such films as "Armageddon" and "Black Hawk" that his popularity went beyond the native Britain. Orlando Bloom most remembered in the image of Legolas in the mentioned saga of Middle-earth. Ewan McGregor, while once began to gain momentum, filming with George Lux, and the role of Ridley Scott finally approved him as a promising young actor. William Fichtner and Tom Hardy, for example, unites the involvement in Christopher Nolan 's trilogy about Batman. And Nikolai Koster-Waldau is currently one of the key characters in the popular "Game of Thrones". A variety of large roles can boast Eric Bana. It's hard not to notice in the films "Munich", "Hulk", "Troy", "Star Trek" and many others, as he plays the main characters there.

Interesting Facts

As for the director Ridley Scott, he equally successfully shot a lot of historical and fantastic pictures, in addition to the tape "Black Hawk". Actors in his films truly have a unique talent and embody the most complex images. It is noteworthy that, for the sake of filming the aforementioned drama, he refused to work on the third part of the "Terminator."

In order to create the necessary realism and a similar environment, the film crew went to Morocco. Their main goal was not political propaganda, but creative objectivity in showing important historical events. There is also a director's version of 152 minutes in length, which is not much better than the timekeeping of the screen version. Interesting is the fact that to create realism in the picture even the direct participants of the battle unfolding in that year were involved.

Awards and criticism

In 2002, at the Oscar Awards ceremony, the movie "The Black Hawk" won as many as 2 statuettes: for best sound and montage. Unfortunately, Ridley Scott did not get the cherished statuette for directing, as she deservedly received Ron Howard for "The Game of Reason." However, the picture has other nominations. These include "Best Film" and "Best Action Scene" at the MTV Movie Awards, as well as three technical nominations for the prestigious British BAFTA Award. Although the actors were not rewarded for this picture, many of them before and after the shooting of the film countless times were presented at the most prestigious awards of the world. For example, Sam Shepard was nominated for an Oscar for the movie "Guys, that's right," and Ridley Scott, though he did not receive the main American award, has in his collection "Palm Branch" and 2 Saturn Prizes.