Hacksaw Ridge: The Novel is a movie novelization written by Rishabh Rakshit in 2020 and based on the movie Hacksaw Ridge, directed by Mel Gibson in 2016. The movie features Andrew Garfield, Sam Worthington, Hugo Weaving, Vince Vaughn, Teresa Palmer, Luke Bracey, and others.
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Storyline
In 1925 Lynchburg, Virginia, young Desmond Doss nearly kills his brother during roughhousing. That event and his Seventh-day Adventist upbringing reinforce Desmond’s belief in the commandment Thou shalt not kill.#Fifteen years later, Doss takes an injured man to the hospital and meets a nurse, Dorothy Schutte. They strike a romance, and Doss tells Dorothy of his interest in medical work. His father, Tom, a Great War veteran, is deeply upset by the decision.
Movie vs Book
Year
2016
Minutes
139
Movie Rate
8.10
Source: IMDb
Year
2020
Pages
80
Book Rate
8.20
S: Goodreads
Book
Hacksaw Ridge: The Novel
Author: Rishabh Rakshit
Country: India
First published in: 2020
Length: 80 pages
Genre: Biography
User polls & recommendations
“With novels one has more control and more satisfaction. The best thing about filmmaking is the team work, and the worst thing about filmmaking is it’s a team.”
DAVID NICHOLLS (Writer and Screenwriter)
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