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  2. Hacksaw Ridge - Wikipedia

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    Hacksaw Ridge grossed $67.2 million in the United States and Canada and $113.2 million in other countries for a worldwide total of $180.5 million, against a production budget of $40 million. [ 5 ] The film opened alongside Doctor Strange and Trolls , and was projected to gross around $12 million from 2,886 theaters.

  3. French colonization of the Americas - Wikipedia

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    The French first came to the New World as travelers seeking a route to the Pacific Ocean and wealth. Major French exploration of North America began under the rule of Francis I, King of France. In 1524, Francis sent Italian-born Giovanni da Verrazzano to explore the region between Florida and Newfoundland for a route to the Pacific Ocean.

  4. List of accolades received by Hacksaw Ridge - Wikipedia

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    Hacksaw Ridge premiered at the 73rd Venice International Film Festival on September 4, 2016, where it received a 10-minute standing ovation. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] It was released theatrically in Australia and New Zealand on November 3, 2016 , [ 4 ] the United States on November 4 , [ 5 ] China on December 8 , [ 6 ] and the United Kingdom on January 27 ...

  5. French colonial empire - Wikipedia

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    The French Empire Between the Wars: Imperialism, Politics and Society (2007) covers 1919–1939; Thompson, Virginia, and Richard Adloff. French West Africa (Stanford UP, 1958). Wellington, Donald C. French East India companies: A historical account and record of trade (Hamilton Books, 2006) Wesseling, H.L. and Arnold J. Pomerans.

  6. Andrew Garfield Says “Hacksaw Ridge” Director Mel ... - AOL

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    Eight years after Hacksaw Ridge, Garfield is starring in We Live in Time, a tearjerker romance about newly single Tobias who falls for talented chef Almut (Florence Pugh). The story, which is not ...

  7. France in the American Revolutionary War - Wikipedia

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    Other important battles between the French and the British were spaced out around the world, from the West Indies to India. France's navy at first dominated in the West Indies, capturing Dominica, Grenada, Saint Vincent, Tobago but losing St. Lucia at the beginning of the war.

  8. ‘The Last Ridge’: ‘Hacksaw Ridge’ Backer Argent, ‘Nine Days ...

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    EXCLUSIVE: Hacksaw Ridge backer Argent Pictures, Nine Days producer Mandalay Pictures and Book Club writer-director Bill Holderman are teaming up on a feature adaptation of WWII tale The Last ...

  9. Pointe du Hoc - Wikipedia

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    La Pointe du Hoc (French pronunciation: [pwɛ̃t dy ɔk]) is a promontory with a 35-metre (110 ft) cliff overlooking the English Channel on the northwestern coast of Normandy in the Calvados department, France. In World War II, Pointe du Hoc was the location of a series of German bunkers and machine gun posts.