Enemy At the Gates (edition 2001)

by Jude Law (Actor)

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Based on the true story of WWII Russian hero Vassili Zaitsev whose fame thrust him into a personal war with the Nazis best sharpshooter, Major Erwin Konig.

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Enemy at the Gates [2001 film] by Jean-Jacques Annaud (Director)

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It may well be that this story of snipers sniping at each other in the ruins of Stalingrad in 1942 is too long; certainly the romance sub-plot is superfluous and should have been omitted. It wastes Rachel Weisz and distracts from the main flow of events. Little attempt is made to explain the overall military context, but perhaps that is deliberate. Jude Law is unexpectedly good as the young shepherd from the Urals who enters into a deadly compeition with a mysterious and world-weary German major (Ed Harris, who mainly smokes or points his rifle). Joseph Fiennes is only so-so as a political commissar, and Bob Hoskins rants and raves as Khruschev, But there is a sensitive and affecting performance from Gabriel Thomson as the star-struck boy Sacha, though he is rather older than the film, presumably for sentimental reasons, claims. (

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Author name	Role	Type of author	Work?	Status
Annaud, Jean-Jacques	Director	primary author	all editions	confirmed
Godard, Alain	Screenwriter	main author	all editions	confirmed
Boisson, Noelle	Editor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Dixon, Humphrey	Editor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Fiennes, Joseph	Actor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Fraisse, Robert	Director of photography	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Harris, Ed	Actor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Horner, James	Composer	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Hoskins, Bob	Actor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Kroeger, Wolf	Production Designer	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Law, Jude	Actor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Marshall-Thomson, Gabriel	Actor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Perlman, Ron	Actor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Schofield, John D.	Producer	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Weisz, Rachel	Actor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Yates, Janty	Costume Designer	secondary author	all editions	confirmed

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Enemy at the Gate / Windtalkers / Hart's War by Jean-Jacques Annaud

Enemy At the Gates [and] Uncommon Valor (Double Feature Video) by Jude Law

4 Film Favorites: War (The Bridges at Toko-Ri, Hell Is for Heros, Enemy at the Gates, Defiance) by Mark Robson

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Enemy at the Gates : The Battle for Stalingrad by William Craig

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Enemy At The Gates: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack by James Horner

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Enemy at the Gates [2001 film]

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Stalingrad

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2001-03-16

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Stalingrad, USSR

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Siege of Stalingrad

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Enemy at the Gates (2001 | IMDb)

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Based on the true story of WWII Russian hero Vassili Zaitsev whose fame thrust him into a personal war with the Nazis best sharpshooter, Major Erwin Konig.

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An all-star cast lights up the screen in this riveting epic hailed as a vivid dramatization of one of history's titanic turning points. (Gene Shalit, TODAY) The year is 1942 and the Nazis are cutting a deadly swath through Russia. Under the leadership of Kruschev (Bob Hoskins), the citizens of Stalingrad are mounting a brave resistance, spurred by the exploits of their local hero, Vassili Zaitsev (Jude Law). An expert sniper, Vassili's deeds have become legendary - thanks to propaganda produced by Vassili's best friend, a political officer named Danilov (Joseph Fiennes). To stop Vassili, the Germans dispatch their best sniper, Major Konig (Ed Harris), to Stalingrad. When Vassili and Danilov both fall in love with a beautiful soldier (Rachel Weisz), Danilov deserts his friend, leaving Vassili to face his German counterpart alone. As the city burns, Vassili and Konig begin a cunning game of cat and mouse, waging a private war for courage, honor and country.

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