Hacksaw Ridge vs Kalashnikov AK-47
Hacksaw Ridge has the higher audience score (8.2/10 against 7.4/10 for Kalashnikov AK-47). Kalashnikov AK-47 is the shorter watch at 1h 45m compared with 2h 19m. Hacksaw Ridge is the older of the two (2016 against 2020). Both are drama, history, war movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Hacksaw Ridge
Kalashnikov AK-47| Hacksaw Ridge | Kalashnikov AK-47 | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.2/10 | ★ 7.4/10 |
| Year | 2016 | 2020 |
| Length | 2h 19m | 1h 45m |
| Genres | Drama, History, War | Drama, History, War |
| Country | – | Russia |
| Director | Mel Gibson | Konstantin Buslov |
| Main cast | Teresa Palmer, Vince Vaughn, Richard Roxburgh, Firass Dirani, Hugo Weaving | Vitaliy Khaev, Yura Borisov, Sergey Gazarov, Artur Smolyaninov, Dmitriy Kulichkov |
Synopsis
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.
Kalashnikov AK-47
A Russian military propaganda film about the tank commander Kalashnikov, severely injured in battle in 1941. The accident leaves him incapacitated and unable to return to the front line. While recovering in the hospital, he begins creating the initial sketches of what will become one of the world’s most legendary weapons. A self-taught inventor is only 29 when he develops the now iconic assault riffle — the AK-47. Shot in occupied Crimea.
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