Enemy At The Gates (2001)


Last Update: 13 May 2004

Tagline(s):
Some Men Are Born To Be Heroes.
A Single Bullet Can Change History.
A Hero Never Chooses His Destiny. His Destiny Chooses Him.
A Battle Between Two Nations Became A Conflict Between Two Men.

Synopsis:
In World War II, the fall of Stalingrad will mean the collapse of the whole country. The Germans and Russians are fighting over every block, leaving only ruins behind. The Russian sniper Vassili Zaitsev stalks the Germans, taking them out one by one, thus hurting the morale of the German troops.

The political officer Danilov leads him on, publishing his efforts to give his countrymen some hope. But Vassili eventually start to feel that he can not live up to the expectations on him. He and Danilov fall in love with the same girl, Tanya, a female soldier. From Germany comes the master sniper König to put an end to the extraordinary skilled Russian sniper.

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PRINCIPAL CHARACTERS:

Jude Law ................. Vassili Zaitsev
Ed Harris ................ Major Konig
Rachel Weisz ............. Tania Chernova
Joseph Fiennes ........... Commisar Danilov
Bob Hoskins .............. Nikita Khrushchev
Ron Perlman .............. Koulikov
Gabriel Thomson .......... Sacha Filipov

PRODUCTION CREDITS:

Written by................  Jean-Jacques Annaud
..........................  Alain Godard
Directed by...............  Jean-Jacques Annaud
Executive Producer........  Alain Godard
..........................  Roland Pellegrino
..........................  Jorg Reichl
..........................  Alisa Tager
Producer..................  John D. Schofield
Original Music............  James Horner
Cinematography............  Robert Fraisse
Film Editing..............  Noelle Boisson
..........................  Humphrey Dixon
Casting...................  John Hubbard
..........................  Ros Hubbard
Production Design.........  Wolf Kroeger
Costume Design............  Janty Yates

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