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Release Date: 2001

Cast: Ron Perlman, Sophie Rois, Robert Stadlober, Gabriel Thomson, Matthias Habich, Joseph Fiennes, Eva Mattes, Hans Martin Stier, Bob Hoskins, Dan van Husen, Ed Harris, Ivan Shvedoff ...MORE

Cast: Ron Perlman, Sophie Rois, Robert Stadlober, Gabriel Thomson, Matthias Habich, Joseph Fiennes, Eva Mattes, Hans Martin Stier, Bob Hoskins, Dan van Husen, Ed Harris, Ivan Shvedoff, Mario Bandi, Dana Cebulla, Jude Law, Rachel Weisz ...LESS

Categories: Movies, Action, Drama Film, Suspense, Period Piece, Combat Films, Thriller, Historical Fiction, Romance Film, War Film

Enemy at the Gates is a 2001 war film directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud, starring Joseph Fiennes, Jude Law, Rachel Weisz, Bob Hoskins and Ed Harris set during the Battle of Stalingrad in World War II. The film's title is taken from William Craig's 1973 nonfiction book Enemy at the Gates: The Battle for Stalingrad, which describes the events surrounding the Battle of Stalingrad from 1942–1943. It is based on a duel mentioned in the book that developed between the legendary Soviet sniper Vasily Grigoryevich Zaitsev and a fictional German counterpart, Major Erwin König, as they stalk each... MORE

Enemy at the Gates is a 2001 war film directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud, starring Joseph Fiennes, Jude Law, Rachel Weisz, Bob Hoskins and Ed Harris set during the Battle of Stalingrad in World War II. The film's title is taken from William Craig's 1973 nonfiction book Enemy at the Gates: The Battle for Stalingrad, which describes the events surrounding the Battle of Stalingrad from 1942–1943. It is based on a duel mentioned in the book that developed between the legendary Soviet sniper Vasily Grigoryevich Zaitsev and a fictional German counterpart, Major Erwin König, as they stalk each other during the battle. The movie is also partially based on the book War of the Rats. In 1942, Vassili Zaitsev (Jude Law), a shepherd from the Ural Mountains who is now a soldier in the Red Army, finds himself on the front lines of the Battle of Stalingrad. Sent on a suicidal charge against the invading Germans, he uses impressive marksmanship skills—taught to him by his grandfather from a young age—to save himself and commissar Danilov (Joseph Fiennes). Nikita Khrushchev (Bob Hoskins) arrives in Stalingrad to coordinate the city's defenses and demands ideas to improve morale. Danilov, now a Senior LESS