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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.
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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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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
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6 nominations more
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(29 articles)
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An extrordinary work of raw skill and imagination. more (614 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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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:
The title of the film is taken from the book "Enemy at the Gate: The Battle for Stalingrad" (1973) by William Craig, which also documents the real-life war exploits of Vasilli Zaitsev. more
Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: When Zaitsev first meets Danilov (before the first five shootings), you can see many of the corpses breath in the cold air. more
Quotes:
Nikita Khrushchev: Write it then - "Vasilli Zaitsev is *not* dead. This is what he had for breakfast this morning, here's a picture of him reading today's newspaper." You're the poet. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in "High Chaparall: (#3.4)" (2004) 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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83 out of 134 people found the following review useful.
An extrordinary work of raw skill and imagination., 21 August 2001
10/10
Author: mhasheider from Sauk City, Wisconsin

A gut-wrenching and impressive hide-and-seek thriller that uses the bloody battle of Stalingrad (during the second World War) as the clever disguise here for a real battle of courage and determination. The film follows a young and highly talented Russian sniper from the Urals, Vassili Zaitsev (Jude Law - "eXistenZ", "The Talented Mr. Ripley"), who gains national fame from the help of Danilov (Joesph Fiennes - "Shakespeare in Love"), a propoganda officer and his true love and fellow sniper, Tania (Rachael Weisz), who is also flirting with Danilov.

However, the Germans have an ace sniper of their own in Erwin Koning (Ed Harris - "Pollock"), a seasoned and out-spoken Major who comes to Stalingrad only to pick off Vassili. And before Koning leaves, his superior officer asks how he'll find Vassili. Koning says, " I'll fix it so he finds me."

The love triangle that director Jean-Jacques Annaud and co-writer Alain Godard put in the story shows that the pair took a chance and I'll give them credit for doing it. Plus, the love scene that Law and Weisz have is one of the strangest (no offense to either one) that I've seen.

The film's best moments come when Vassili tries to catch Koning off guard, but the problem is Koning is aware of what Vassili is capable of. I won't say how it's done, but the final confrontation is a genuine nail-bitter.

All of the performances here are powerhouse and that includes Bob Hoskins as Nikita Kruschev, a snarling and impatient man and Ron Perlman, who portrays Koulikov, a lieutenant whose teeth are all metal and serves as a guide for Vassili.

Robert Frassie ("Ronin") handles the movie's photography with care and the appearrence of Stalingrad itself reminded me heavily of the war-torn cities shown in Spielsburg's "Saving Private Ryan" and Kubrick's "Full Metal Jacket". Also, James Horner conducts a tender and extremely mournful score that leaves a quiet yet important reminder of how awful war is.

"ENEMY AT THE GATES" is an extrodinary work of raw skill and imagination.

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