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Enemy at the Gates
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Synopsis
A turning point in 20th century war history is the focus of this fact-based account of the 1942-1943 battle of Stalingrad, in which the Germans were finally defeated by Russian influence -- one of the bloodiest battles in World War II history. The film stars Jude Law as Vassili, a marksman from the Urals who is transported to Stalingrad in 1942, and a master German sniper, Major Koenig (Ed Harris). Koenig, an expert German sniper, is determined to eliminate his formidable opponent by any means necessary; meanwhile, Vassili has joined forces with Danilov (Joseph Fiennes), a young Russian political adversary, who is impressed by Vassili's skills and raises his profile in the Soviet Union. Both Vassili and Danilov become involved with Tanya (Rachel Weisz), whose Jewish parents have been captured by the Germans and have forced her to take up with the men on a sniper expedition. Koenig and Vassili begin to develop traps for each other, until fate inevitably must bring the two sharpshooters together. This large-scale production, financed mostly by Teuton companies, also features Bob Hoskins as Nikita Krushchev and Ron Perlman as an aging Russian sniper. ~ Jason Clark, All Movie Guide

Cast

Matthais Habich General von Paulus
Ed Harris Konig
Bob Hoskins Khrushchev
Eva Mattes Mother Filipov
Ron Perlman Koulikov
Sophie Rois Ludmilla
Rachel Weisz Tania
Jude Law Vassili
Joseph Fiennes Danilov
Mikhail Matveev Vassili's grandfather

Production Crew

Allen Smith Additional Cinematography
Steven Rosenblum Additional Editing
Dominic Masters Art Director
Steve Lawrence Art Director
John Hubbard Casting
Ros Hubbard Casting
Robert Fraisse Cinematographer
James Horner Composer (Music Score)
Janty Yates Costume Designer
Das Werk Digital Effects
Jean-Jacques Annaud Director
Humphrey Dixon Editor
Noëlle Boisson Editor
David Zelon Executive in Charge of Production
Alain Godard Executive Producer
Alisa Tager Executive Producer
Gerry Gavigan First Assistant Director
Jean-Jacques Annaud Producer
John D. Schofield Producer
Wolf Kroeger Production Designer
Alain Godard Screenwriter
Jean-Jacques Annaud Screenwriter
Allen Smith Second Unit Director
Chris Carpenter Sound/Sound Designer
Eddy Joseph Sound/Sound Designer
Martin Mueller Sound/Sound Designer
Peter Chiang Special Effects
Jim Dowdall Stunts Coordinator
Year: 2001
Runtime: 131
Country: Germany
MPAA Rating: R
for strong graphic war violence and some sexuality
Category: Feature

Genre
War

Color type
Deluxe Color prints

Sound
Dolby/DTS stereo

Produced by
KC Medien
Mandalay Pictures
MP Film Management
Paramount
Repérage

Release
March 16, 2001 (USA)
by Constantin Film