Top billed cast

1. 

   Andrew Garfield

   Desmond T. Doss

2. 

   Sam Worthington

   Captain Glover

3. 

   Vince Vaughn

   Sgt Howell

4. 

   Teresa Palmer

   Dorothy Schuttle

5. 

   Luke Bracey

   Smitty Ryker

6. 

   Hugo Weaving

   Tom Doss

7. 

   Rachel Griffiths

   Bertha Doss

8. 

   Ryan Corr

   Lieutenant Manville

9. 

   Richard Roxburgh

   Colonel Stelzer

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Reviews

A review by Wuchak

Written by Wuchak on 2019-12-01

***Tribute to a real-life WW2 “conscientious collaborator”***

After Pearl Harbor, Desmond Doss of Lynchburg, Virginia, joins the US Army to become a medic and serves at the Battle of Okinawa. As a Seventh Day Adventist and conscientious objector, his goal was to save lives, not kill, which naturally causes problems with his fellow soldiers; until they observe his bravery in combat. Teresa Palmer is on hand as Doss’ potential babe while Vince Vaughn plays the drill sergeant.

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4. Cross of Iron71%
5. Unbroken74%
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7. When Trumpets Fade66%
8. Kokoda61%
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10. The Last Full Measure72%
11. Fury75%
12. Flyboys65%
13. Saving Private Ryan82%
14. Einstein and Eddington67%
15. Play Dirty63%
16. The Thin Red Line74%
17. Lone Survivor74%
18. We Were Soldiers71%
19. Hamburger Hill65%
20. Full Metal Jacket81%

Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$40,000,000.00

Revenue
$175,302,354.00

Keywords

• japan
• hero
• world war ii
• abusive father
• pacifism
• bible
• gore
• vegetarian
• biography
• based on true story
• okinawa
• conscientious objector
• religion
• soldier
• alcoholic
• war hero
• pacifist
• medic
• us military
• battle of okinawa
• congressional medal of honor
• admiring
• combat medic
• weaponless
• seventh-day adventists