Gettysburg vs Hacksaw Ridge
Hacksaw Ridge has the higher audience score (8.2/10 against 6.9/10 for Gettysburg). Hacksaw Ridge is the shorter watch at 2h 19m compared with 4h 14m. Gettysburg is the older of the two (1993 against 2016). Both are drama, history, war movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Gettysburg
Hacksaw Ridge| Gettysburg | Hacksaw Ridge | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.9/10 | ★ 8.2/10 |
| Year | 1993 | 2016 |
| Length | 4h 14m | 2h 19m |
| Genres | Drama, History, War | Drama, History, War |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Ronald F. Maxwell | Mel Gibson |
| Main cast | Sam Elliott, Kevin Conway, Tom Berenger, Jeff Daniels, Stephen Lang | Teresa Palmer, Vince Vaughn, Richard Roxburgh, Firass Dirani, Hugo Weaving |
Synopsis
Gettysburg
In the summer of 1863, General Robert E. Lee leads the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia into Gettysburg, Pennsylvania with the goal of marching through to Washington, D.C. The Union Army of the Potomac, under the command of General George G. Meade, forms a defensive position to confront the rebel forces in what will prove to be the decisive battle of the American Civil War.
Hacksaw Ridge
WWII American Army Medic Desmond T. Doss, who served during the Battle of Okinawa, refuses to kill people and becomes the first Conscientious Objector in American history to receive the Congressional Medal of Honor.
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