Hart's War (2002)

Director:

Gregory Hoblit

Writers (WGA):

John Katzenbach (novel)
Billy Ray (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:

15 February 2002 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | War

Tagline:

Heroes Are Measured By What They Do.

Plot:

A law student becomes a lieutenant during World War II, is captured and asked to defend a black prisoner of war falsely accused of murder.

Plot Keywords:

Honor | Pilot | Lieutenant | Racism | Interrogation

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Bruce Willis	...	Col. William A. McNamara
Colin Farrell	...	Lt. Thomas W. Hart
Terrence Howard	...	Lt. Lincoln A. Scott
Cole Hauser	...	Staff Sgt. Vic W. Bedford
Marcel Iures	...	Col. Werner Visser
Linus Roache	...	Capt. Peter A. Ross
Vicellous Reon Shannon	...	Lt. Lamar T. Archer (as Vicellous Shannon)
Maury Sterling	...	Pfc. Dennis A. Gerber
Sam Jaeger	...	Capt. R.G. Sisk
Scott Michael Campbell	...	Cpl. Joe S. Cromin
Rory Cochrane	...	Sgt. Carl S. Webb
Sebastian Tillinger	...	Pvt. Bert D. 'Moose' Codman
Rick Ravanello	...	Maj. Joe Clary
Adrian Grenier	...	Pvt. Daniel E. Abrams
Michael Weston	...	Pfc. W. Roy Potts
Jonathan Brandis	...	Pvt. Lewis P. Wakely (scenes deleted)
Joe Spano	...	Col. J.M. Lange
Sam Worthington	...	Cpl. B.J. 'Depot' Guidry
Brad Hunt	...	Pvt. G.H. 'Cookie' Bell
Rúaidhrí Conroy	...	Cpl. D.F. Lisko
Tony Devlin	...	Pvt. Donald W. West
Michael Landes	...	Maj. M.F. Giannetti
David Barrass	...	Maj. Hans Fussel
Gary Gold	...	McNamara's Aide
Danny Babington	...	Pvt. S.T. Engler
Holger Handtke	...	Maj. Johann Wirtz
Grey Williams	...	Pvt. R.S. Croutch
René Ifrah	...	Pvt. T.S. Krasner
Steve Sarossy	...	Lt. M.K. Adams
Rocky Marshall	...	Capt. Robert M. Swann
Christian Kahrmann	...	MP Sergeant
Jim Boeven	...	MP Sergeant
Dan van Husen	...	Boxcar Sergeant
Georg Vietje	...	Morning Guard
Lukás Kantor	...	Cranky Corporal
Jakub Zdenek	...	Delousing Private
Jan Nemejovský	...	Spike Guard
Jan Marsík	...	Tower Sentry
Bohumil Svarc	...	Nighttime Appel Guard
Jirí Maria Sieber	...	Kooler Guard (as Jirí M. Sieber)
Dugald Bruce Lockhart	...	Capt. Lutz (as Dugald Bruce-Lockhart)
Richard Kardhordó	...	Barracks 27 POW
Jan Jakubec	...	Lowly Guard
Karel Belohradský	...	Guard
Jan Tesarz	...	Guard
Radek Kuchar	...	Guard
Martin Kohout	...	Guard
Vladimír Kulhavý	...	Guard
Martin Cízek	...	Guard
Alan T. Ward	...	Barracks 22 Officer
Stephen Fisher	...	Barracks 22 Officer
Dan Brown	...	Barracks 22 Officer (as Daniel Fleischer-Brown)
Peter Varga	...	Russian POW
Jan Dostál	...	Russian POW
Vít Herzina	...	Russian POW
Michael Beran	...	Pvt. Pugh
Joel Sugerman	...	Unnamed GI
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Ted Hollis	...	German Officer (uncredited)

Directed by
Gregory Hoblit

Writing credits (WGA)
John Katzenbach		(novel)
Billy Ray		(screenplay) and
Terry George		(screenplay)

Produced by
Stephen J. Eads	....	associate producer (as Stephen Eads)
David Foster	....	producer
Wolfgang Glattes	....	executive producer
Patricia Graf	....	associate producer
Gregory Hoblit	....	producer
David Ladd	....	producer
Arnold Rifkin	....	producer

Original Music by
Rachel Portman

Cinematography by
Alar Kivilo

Film Editing by
David Rosenbloom

Casting by
Deborah Aquila
Jessica Horáthová

Production Design by
Lilly Kilvert

Art Direction by
Martin Kurel
John Warnke		(supervising art director)

Set Decoration by
Patrick Cassidy

Costume Design by
Elisabetta Beraldo

Makeup Department
Paul Engelen	....	key makeup artist
Melissa Lackersteen	....	makeup artist
Ivana Nemec	....	hair stylist (as Ivana Nemcova)
Radek Petr	....	hair stylist
Gerald Quist	....	makeup artist: Bruce Willis (as Jerry Quist)
Rene Stejskal	....	special makeup effects artist
Milan Vlcek	....	key hair stylist
Eva Vytlelová	....	key makeup artist
Michael White	....	key hair stylist
Marlene D. Williams	....	hair stylist: Bruce Willis (as Marlene Williams)

Production Management
Wolfgang Glattes	....	unit production manager
Ales Komárek	....	executive in charge of production
Ondrej Nerud	....	production manager: second unit
Ondrej Slama	....	production manager
Petr Splichal	....	unit manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Jeff J.J. Authors	....	first assistant director (as Jeffrey Steven Authors)
Darrin Brown	....	second second assistant director
Penny Charter	....	second assistant director
Petr Drozda	....	assistant director
Oldrich Mach	....	first assistant director: second unit
Jirí Ostry	....	first assistant director
Douglas Plasse	....	second assistant director (as Doug Plasse)
Frantisek Rezek	....	second assistant director
David Rosenbloom	....	second unit director
Jan Strasik	....	assistant director: second unit
Janet Zdyb	....	third assistant director

Art Department
Jakub Berdych	....	stand-by painter
Steve Brennan	....	on-set dresser
Elizabeth Flaherty	....	art department coordinator
David Gulick	....	property master
Tomas Hais	....	set dresser
Pavel Hemmy	....	lead man
Klara Holubova	....	props interpreter
Roman Illovsky	....	assistant art director
Dita Lampová	....	set designer
Tomás Lehovec	....	stand-by props
P.K. MacCarthy	....	storyboard artist
Zdenek Maska	....	construction foreman
Jirí Matolín	....	construction coordinator
Stefan Mily	....	set dresser
Cesar Orozco	....	propmaker
Marketa Puzmanova	....	assistant art department coordinator
Barbara Sandberg	....	art department assistant (as Barbara Bryndova)
Iva Vacková	....	construction foreman
David Voborsky	....	assistant art director
Jiri Zucek	....	assistant property master

Sound Department
Chris Barron	....	digital sound transferer (as Christopher Barron)
Jessica Bellfort	....	assistant supervising sound editor (as Jessica Rankin)
Tom Bellfort	....	supervising sound editor
Steve Boeddeker	....	sound designer (as Stephen Boedekker)
Steve Boeddeker	....	sound re-recording mixer (as Stephen Boedekker)
Karen Brocco	....	dialogue assistant
Lindakay Brown	....	dialogue editor
Tim Burby	....	digital sound transferer
Lisa Chino	....	assistant supervising sound editor
John Countryman	....	digital sound transferer
Chris Dibble	....	sound engineer
Tony Eckert	....	foley mixer
Simon Geanuer	....	assistant sound engineer
Jonathan Greber	....	digital sound transferer
David C. Hughes	....	sound effects editor
David Hunter	....	digital editorial services
Noah Katz	....	digital editorial services
Joanna Laurent	....	foley editor (as Joey Laurent)
Kyrsten Mate	....	sound effects editor (as Krysten Comoglio)
Marilyn McCoppen	....	adr editor
Frank 'Pepe' Merel	....	foley mixer
Steve Morris	....	engineering services
Colin O'Neill	....	assistant sound effects editor
Steve Pellut	....	assistant sound engineer
Steve Romanko	....	sound
David M. Ronne	....	production sound mixer (as David Ronne)
Jurgen Scharpf	....	sound mix technician
Robert Shoup	....	foley editor (as Bob Shoup)
Jan Skala	....	cable person
Daniel Sperry	....	stereo sound consultant: Dolby (as Dan Sperry)
Greg Steele	....	adr mixer
Erich Stratmann	....	sound effects editor
Gary Summers	....	sound re-recording mixer
Dennie Thorpe	....	foley artist
Jana Vance	....	foley artist
Cary Weitz	....	boom operator
Gwendolyn Yates Whittle	....	adr supervisor
Gwendolyn Yates Whittle	....	dialogue supervisor
Roberto Cappannelli	....	sound re-recording mixer (uncredited)
Brian Magerkurth	....	sound re-recordist (uncredited)
George Peterson Jr.	....	sound re-recordist (uncredited)
Ronald G. Roumas	....	sound re-recordist (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Jaroslav Kolman	....	special effects technician
Martin Kubricht	....	special effects crew
Martin Kulhánek	....	special effects technician
Martin Oberlander	....	special effects technician
Pavel Sagner	....	special effects coordinator
Jaroslav Stolba	....	special effects foreman
Jirí Vater	....	special effects technician
Jirí Vojtech	....	special effects technician

Visual Effects by
Jill Bogdanowicz	....	digital colorist: Cinesite
Shawn Broes	....	digital mastering editor
Jeff Christopherson	....	digital imaging engineer
Chadd B. Cole	....	pre-visualization
Clay Dale	....	visual effects
Vince Di Meglio	....	pre-visualization
Victor DiMichina	....	imaging supervisor: Pixel Magic
Scott Dougherty	....	visual effects producer: Cinesite
Harry Eisenstein	....	pre-visualization
Jim Gorman	....	digital compositor
Mike Hardison	....	CG supervisor: Pixel Magic
Bonnie Kanner	....	executive producer: Pixel Magic
Christopher Keith	....	visual effects coordinator: Los Angeles (as Christopher L. Keith)
Kevin Kipper	....	digital artist
Vincent Lavares	....	digital asset manager: Cinesite
George Macri	....	visual effects producer: Pixel Magic
James Madigan	....	visual effects location assistant: Prague
Michelle Massie	....	visual effects production manager
Don Mccoy	....	digital artist
Ray McIntyre Jr.	....	visual effects supervisor: Pixel Magic
Sal Migliore	....	assistant colorist
Brad Moylan	....	digital compositor: Pixel Magic
Patrick Murphy	....	digital compositor: Pixel Magic
Terry Naas	....	visual effects artist
Daniel Naulin	....	digital effects artist (as Dan Naulin)
Ray Scalice	....	general manager: Pixel Magic
Payam Shohadai	....	visual effects supervisor: BWVFX
Neal Sopata	....	digital artist
John T. Van Vliet	....	visual effects supervisor
Kevin VanHook	....	pre-visualization
Juan Carlos Vargas	....	visual effects (as Juan Vargas)
Todd Vaziri	....	compositing supervisor: OCS/Freeze Frame/Pixel Magic [us]
Steve Wright	....	digital compositor: Cinesite
Chris Zapara	....	digital artist
Jim Gorman	....	3D modeler (uncredited)
Fred Jimenez	....	2D technical assistant (uncredited)
Antonio Torres	....	digital artist: checking & retouching, Cinesite (uncredited)

Stunts
Pavel Cajzl	....	stunts
Bud Davis	....	stunt coordinator
Petr Drozda	....	additional stunt coordinator
Rene Hajek	....	stunts (as Renné Hájek)
Romana Hajkova	....	assistant stunt coordinator
Petr Hnetkovský	....	utility stunts (as Petr Hnetkovsky)
Jan Holicek	....	stunts
Jiri Horky	....	stunts
Jirka Horký	....	stunts
Dusan Hyska	....	stunts
Jindrich Klaus	....	stunts (as Jindra Klaus)
Ladislav Lahoda	....	additional stunt coordinator
Robert Lahoda	....	stunts (as Robin Lahoda)
Miroslav Lhotka	....	stunts
Ivan Mares	....	stunts
David Motl	....	stunts
Jaroslav Peterka	....	stunts
Jaroslav Psenicka	....	stunts (as Jarda Psenicka)
Jiri Simberský	....	stunt double
Jirka Simberský	....	stunts
Leo Stransky	....	stunt performer

Camera and Electrical Department
Andy Arnautov	....	gaffer
Radek Beran	....	video assist operator
Václav Cermak	....	rigging gaffer
Milan Chadima	....	director of photography: second unit
Karel Charvat	....	dolly grip
Murray Close	....	still photographer
Andreas Crawford	....	dolly grip (as Andy Crawford)
Gary Dagg	....	key grip (as Gary L. Dagg)
Klaus Fuxjäger	....	camera operator
Jiri Gazda	....	second company grip
Ivo Gresak	....	grip
Jiri Horych	....	electrician
Lukas Jaromersky	....	rigging electrician
Igor Jelen	....	rigging gaffer: second unit
Jimmy E. Jensen	....	first assistant camera (as Jimmy Jensen)
Borivoj Klecka	....	best boy
Filip Majer	....	camera loader
David Mamula	....	video assist operator
Antonin Marik	....	first assistant camera (as Antonín Marík Ack)
John Marzano	....	aerial director of photography
Sebastian Meuschel	....	camera operator
John J. Moers	....	cinematographer: Super 16mm documentary crew
Zdenek Mrkvicka	....	second assistant camera
Jan Rehanzl	....	grip: Czech Republic
Monty Rowan	....	camera operator
Nick Shuster	....	second assistant camera
Glyn Williams	....	first assistant camera: aerial unit (as J. Glyn Williams)
Marc Wolff	....	camera pilot

Casting Department
Gary Davy	....	casting: UK
Kelly O'Brien	....	casting associate
Nicole Sage	....	casting assistant
Horst D. Scheel	....	additional casting: Germany
Jennifer L. Smith	....	casting assistant
Tricia Wood	....	casting associate

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Jill Avery	....	costumer
Iva Bártová	....	costumer
Jirina Eisenhamerova	....	costumer
Miroslav Fantys	....	costumer
Vera Mirová	....	costume supervisor
Dan Moore	....	key costumer
Katerina Polanska	....	costumer (as Katerina Polanská)
Ladislav Procházka	....	costumer
Dasa Pávková	....	costumer
Adrian Simmons	....	costumer
Patricie Soptenková	....	set costumer
Jitka Svecova	....	costumer (as Jitka Svecová)
Dita Valentinova	....	costume interpreter

Editorial Department
Julian Andraus	....	assistant editor
Jill Bogdanowicz	....	digital film colorist
Jeremy Bradley	....	apprentice editor
Gary Burritt	....	negative cutter
Ben Oh	....	editorial production assistant
Gregory Plotkin	....	first assistant editor
Richmond Riedel	....	assistant editor
Valance Eisleben	....	high definition editorial services (uncredited)
Jim Passon	....	color timer (uncredited)
John Quinn	....	post-production assistant (uncredited)

Music Department
Bill Abbott	....	music editor
Jeff Atmajian	....	orchestrator
Simon Changer	....	score assistant engineer
Paul Englishby	....	music arranger: song "Der Fuehrer's Face"
Gary Gold	....	producer: song "Der Fuehrer's Face"
George Hamer	....	orchestral contractor
Denise Okimoto	....	assistant music editor
David Snell	....	conductor

Transportation Department
Zdenek Flídr	....	transportation coordinator
Silvie Janculová	....	transportation captain

Other crew
David Antol	....	location assistant
Samantha Armstrong	....	script supervisor
Ota Bares	....	animal trainer
Michael Buster	....	dialect coach
Magda Chýlková	....	first assistant accountant
Sarka Cimbalova	....	accommodation captain
Hal Cook	....	military advisor
Chris Cozens	....	auricle operator
Hannah Davies	....	assistant: Rachel Portman
Robert C. Doyle	....	historical consultant
Edwin Dunkley	....	video services (as Ed Dunkley)
Megan Dunleavy	....	assistant: David Ladd
Hana Duplinska	....	assistant: Gregory Hoblit (as Hanka Duplinská)
Jakub Eliasek	....	production assistant
Larry Garrison	....	unit publicist
Martha Haight	....	assistant: Arnold Rifkin
Ryan E. Heppe	....	development executive
Veronika Horka	....	production coordinator
Lenka Kadlecova	....	production assistant
Ernestine Kahn	....	dialogue coach
Jiri Kotlas	....	production assistant
Jiri Krejcir	....	location manager
Nigel Lamb	....	pilot: P-51
Robs Lamplough	....	pilot: P-51
Mike Lane	....	client services
Al LeBrun	....	adr voice
Sean Mewshaw	....	key set production assistant: Los Angeles
Petr Moravec	....	managing director
Jack Murphy	....	choreographer
Marie Namai	....	assistant: Gregory Hoblit
Eva Napolean	....	client services
Gordon Ng	....	client services
Carol Phiniotis	....	screening coordinator
Lucie Pokorná	....	assistant: Wolfgang Glattes
Lee Proudfoot	....	pilot: P-51
Andrea Pugner	....	location assistant (as Andrea Pugnerová)
Eda Raban	....	caterer
Peggy Rosson	....	accountant (as Peggy Ann Rosson)
Renee Russo	....	client services
Vladimir Seiml	....	assistant location manager
Bill Silcock	....	copyist
Katerina Silna	....	assistant production coordinator (as Katka Silná)
Debra Silverman	....	clearance
Greg Smith	....	production assistant: re-shoot
Janice F. Sperling	....	production coordinator
Mike Stokey	....	technical advisor (as Michael Stokey)
Martin Supka	....	first aid
Michael Swafford	....	first assistant accountant
John Torrijos	....	video services (as John 'J.T.' Torrijos)
Louise Weber	....	assistant: Bruce Willis
Pierre Weidemann	....	assistant: David Foster
Robert 'Bobby Z' Zajonc	....	helicopter pilot

Production Companies

• Cheyenne Enterprises
• David Foster Productions
• David Ladd Films
• Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Distributors

• Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (2002) (worldwide) (all media)
• Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Distributing Corporation (MGM) (2002) (USA) (theatrical)
• MGM Home Entertainment (2002) (USA) (video)
• 20th Century Fox Italia (2002) (Italy) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox Netherlands (2002) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox (2002) (Sweden) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox de Argentina (2002) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox of Germany (2002) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Bontonfilm (2002) (Czech Republic) (theatrical)
• Gemini Film (2002) (Russia) (theatrical)
• Hispano Foxfilms S.A.E. (2002) (Spain) (theatrical)
• UGC-Fox Distribution (UFD) (2002) (France) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2002) (Brazil) (video)
• GAGA (2002) (Japan) (all media)
• Gativideo (2002) (Argentina) (video)
• MGM Home Entertainment (2003) (Germany) (video)
• MGM Home Entertainment (2003) (France) (video)
• Odeon (2002) (Greece) (all media)

Special Effects

• Area 51 (train yard/factory/encampment sequences)
• Available Light Productions (special effects)
• Boy Wonder Visual Effects
• Cinesite Digital Laboratory (digital film mastering)
• Digital Filmworks (digital scanning and film recording)
• OCS/Freeze Frame/Pixel Magic
• Snow Business International (snow effects)
• VanHook Studios (digital animatics)

Other Companies

• Barrandov Studios  studio facilities provided by
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  cranes and dollies
• Das Musikkorps Leibstandarte-SS "Adolf Hitler"  music performed by
• Decca Records  soundtrack
• Flying Pictures  aerial filming services provided by
• Hollywood Title  titles
• Howard Anderson Company, The  opticals
• Lansdowne Studios  music mixing location
• NT Audio Visual  optical sound negative
• Skywalker Sound  post-production sound services
• UMG Soundtracks  soundtrack
• Universal Combat Limited  military advice
• Whitfield Street Studios  music recording location

Also Known As:

"Justice" - Japan (English title)

MPAA:

Rated R for some strong war violence and language

Runtime:

125 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | German

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Argentina:13 | Australia:MA | France:U | Germany:12 | Hungary:16 | Netherlands:16 | New Zealand:R13 | Norway:15 | Peru:14 | Philippines:PG-13 | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:PG | South Korea:15 | Spain:13 | Sweden:15 | UK:15 | Finland:K-15 | Brazil:14 | Iceland:16 | Malaysia:U | USA:R (certificate #38093) | Canada:A (Ontario) | Chile:TE

Filming Locations:

Barrandov Studios, Prague, Czech Republic

Company:

Cheyenne Enterprises

Trivia:

The whole Super 35 film was scanned by a Spirit Datacine at "2K" resolution (1920*1459 actual pixels, over sampled by 1/15 to true 2K) and digitally color-graded at Cinesite LA. The film was then digitally squeezed and output by Cineon Lightning laser recorders to anamorphic inter-negatives for release printing.

Goofs:

Anachronisms: At the start of the movie the date is given as 16 December 1944, the day that the German Ardennes Counter-Offensive (aka The Battle of the Bulge) began. When Hart crashes his jeep as he speeds away from the MPs, he ends up in a gully with a large number of dead American soldiers. A road sign seen earlier in the scene indicates that this is supposed to be the men from the infamous Malmedy Massacre. Those murders of POW's didn't happen until 17 December 1944, the day after the battle began.

Quotes:

[Lt. Hart offers condolences upon learning that Col. Visser's own son was killed in action on the Russian Front]
Col. Werner Visser:I killed my share of French and English in the last war; All of *them* had fathers.

Movie Connections:

Featured in Red Tails (2012)

Soundtrack:

Blue Horizon

Hart's War or McNamara's Band?

If one were to place too great an emphasis on many of the smug and self-serving views expressed by various contributors here, it may well appear somewhat of an enigma that HART'S WAR still rates 6.3 overall. Obviously many who have voted have not posted a review. Equally obviously, to offset its many detractors...a significant number of people must have liked it. I'm one of them!

Let us agree immediately, anyone looking for a sequel to THE GUNS OF NAVARONE can expect to be disappointed. A screen adaptation of John Katzenbach's excellent novel, this late WW2 flick tackles racism, POW life and honor...and not necessarily in that order. A re-hash of the plot is unnecessary as every second reviewer has covered this aspect. It is a film to LISTEN to and to take from it what you are able. Negative comments such that the events portrayed are "unlikely," that Bruce Willis isn't the "star," that "nothing happens except lots of people keep talking," are a sad indictment of viewers with a limited attention span. A lot of what is uttered during the "court-room" sequences has great relevance in all facets of life - IF you care to listen. Farrell is excellent as is Willis in what admittedly IS a far smaller role. Willis' presence however is felt throughout the movie in much the same way as was Jack Nicholson's in A FEW GOOD MEN. (Another military court room flick)

Yes its longish and it would be fair to say it is extremely dark for the greater part of the film. It is ultimately though a worthwhile addition to other POW films. You could do a lot worse.