The movie inspired the best-selling book "Black Hawk Down" by Mark Bowden and an eponymous, Oscar Award-winning movie directed by Ridley Scott.

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Astonishingly, the text of this mystic masterpiece was a bit of YouTube viewing reveals recently used by Ridley Scott as the background narration for a gorgeous long-form ad for Prada perfumes.

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His story later inspired Mark Bowden's bestseller "Black Hawk Down" and a movie by director Ridley Scott.

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Directed by Sir Ridley Scott, American Gangster is based on a real-life story.

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It was produced by Hollywood bigwig Ridley Scott, distributed by National Geographic Films and made possible by YouTube, which has arguably created the most democratic broadcast platform in human history.

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In addition to Hanks, Killing Lincoln is produced by Ridley and Tony Scott (the latter having joined the production before his death last year) and is directed by Adrian Moat (Gettysburg).

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