Black Hawk down
(Blu Ray) 

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Published
Culver City, Calif. : Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, [2006].
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 Blu-ray (144 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. 
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Atascadero Library - Adult Blu Ray - Adult Audiovisual
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Published
Culver City, Calif. : Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, [2006].
Format
Blu Ray
Edition
Widescreen.
Language
English
UPC
043396150232

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General Note
This blu-ray disc will not operate in standard DVD players.
General Note
Based on the book by Mark Bowden.
General Note
Originally released as a motion picture in 2001.
General Note
Special features: Includes Blu-Wizard technology; audio commentaries with director Ridley Scott, producer Jerry Bruckheimer, author Mark Bowden and screenwriter Ken Noal and U.S. Special Forces veterans; "The essence of combat" featurettes.
Participants/Performers
Josh Hartnett, Ewan McGregor, Jason Issacs, Tom Sizemore, Eric Bana, William Fichtner, Ewen Bremner, Sam Shepard.
Description
Details the near-disastrous mission in Somalia on October 3, 1993 where nearly 100 U.S. Army Rangers, commanded by Capt. Mike Steele. The troops were dropped by helicopter deep into the capital city of Mogadishu to capture two top lieutenants of a Somali warlord. The resulting action lead to a large and drawn-out firefight between the Rangers and hundreds of Somali gunmen. The battle led to the destruction of two U.S. Black Hawk helicopters and to the heroic efforts by various Rangers to get to them out. Centers on Sgt. Eversmann commanding one Ranger unit pinned down by the street fighting, to Warrant Officer Durant who was only survivor of the second black hawk crash site and subsequently captured. Lt. Col. McKnight leads a rescue convoy for the Rangers only to get lost within the hostile city. Lt. Perino leads the Rangers to the first black hawk crash site, while Staff Sgt. Yurek leads his decimated Ranger group through gunfire to safety.
Target Audience
MPAA rating: R for intense, realistic, graphic war violence, and for language ;,CHV rating: 18A.
System Details
Blu-ray disc, region A, widescreen (2.40:1) presentation; Dolby PCM 5.1 (Uncompressed), Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, 1080p High Definition; requires Blu-ray player.
Language
English (PCM 5.1) or dubbed French (Dolby 5.1); with optional subtitles in Chinese, English, French, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish, or Thai; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.

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