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Enemy at the Gates (2001) -- Two Russian and German snipers play a game of cat-and-mouse during the Battle of Stalingrad.
Enemy at the Gates (2001) -- Two Russian and German snipers play a game of cat-and-mouse during the Battle of Stalingrad.
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Overview

User Rating:
7.4/10   53,652 votes
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Writers (WGA):
Jean-Jacques Annaud (written by) &
Alain Godard (written by)
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Release Date:
16 March 2001 (USA) more
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Tagline:
Some Men Are Born To Be Heroes. more
Plot:
Two Russian and German snipers play a game of cat-and-mouse during the Battle of Stalingrad. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
6 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(28 articles)
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Everything that Pearl Harbor isn't more (612 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Jude Law ... Vassili Zaitsev

Ed Harris ... Major König

Rachel Weisz ... Tania Chernova

Joseph Fiennes ... Commisar Danilov

Bob Hoskins ... Nikita Khrushchev

Ron Perlman ... Koulikov
Eva Mattes ... Mother Filipov
Gabriel Thomson ... Sacha Filipov (as Gabriel Marshall-Thomson)
Matthias Habich ... General Paulus
Sophie Rois ... Ludmilla
Ivan Shvedoff ... Volodya
Mario Bandi ... Anton

Hans Martin Stier ... Red Army General
Clemens Schick ... German NCO (as Clemans Schick)
Mikhail Matveyev ... Grandfather (as Mikhail Matveev)
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Duell - Enemy at the Gates (Germany)
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MPAA:
Rated R for strong graphic war violence and some sexuality.
Runtime:
131 min
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Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
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Certification:
USA:R (certificate #37903) | Iceland:14 (original rating) | Iceland:16 (video rating) | Malaysia:18SG (uncut version) | Malaysia:U (cut version) | Philippines:R-18 | Argentina:13 | Australia:MA (original rating) | Australia:M (TV rating) | Canada:14A | Chile:14 | Finland:K-15 | France:U | Germany:16 (f) (bw) | Hong Kong:IIB | India:A | Netherlands:16 | New Zealand:R15 | Norway:15 | Peru:14 | Singapore:M18 | Singapore:PG (cut) | South Korea:15 | Spain:13 | Sweden:15 | Switzerland:16 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:16 (canton of Vaud) | UK:15

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Trivia:
Unfortunately, in real life, there was no happy reunion for Vassili and Tania: by the battle's end, each thought the other dead, and Tania learned years later that not only was her lover still alive, but had recently married. more
Goofs:
Factual errors: Several times when the soldiers are firing their weapons a flame is shown but no cartridge cases. more
Quotes:
Vassili: Sad to have a dream you know won't happen. more
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What is the significance of the two crosses/ribbons Ed Harris' character changes nearing the end of the film?
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99 out of 142 people found the following comment useful.
Everything that Pearl Harbor isn't, 3 August 2001
8/10
Author: Jonathan Livingstone Grimshaw (Jonathan-13) from Brisbane, Australia

Bursting into my Top Five war movies of all time is this film. A gritty and realistic portrayal of one of the worst battles in the history of war - the 1942-43 armwrestle for the city of Stalingrad.

Much has been made of the actors speaking in their native accents, but this seems a trivial complaint - the film is in English after all! More important is the masterful manner of speech of the actors - Bob Hoskins' gutteral exultations as Ukrainian potato farmer Nikita Krushchev; Joseph Fiennes' pompous and proud intonations as the political officer; Jude Law's common man for the peasant turned soldier; Ed Harris with the clipped and crisp tones of a German officer.

This is my pick for the best film of the year so far (August). It is truly a cinematic masterpiece, with horrific scenes of the violence of war, brilliant dialog and heart-wrenching tragedy. Expect to be moved.

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