War · History
Enemy at the Gates
A single bullet can change history.
A Russian and a German sniper play a game of cat-and-mouse during the Battle of Stalingrad in WWII.
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Top Cast
Jude Law
Vassili Zaitsev
Joseph Fiennes
Commisar Danilov
Rachel Weisz
Tania Chernova
Ed Harris
Major König
Bob Hoskins
Nikita Khrushchev
Ron Perlman
Koulikov
Eva Mattes
Mother Filipov
Gabriel Thomson
Sacha Filipov
Directed by
Jean-Jacques Annaud
Production
Paramount Pictures
Mandalay Pictures
Lions Gate FilmsReviews
Wuchak
7/106/28/2018
***War of the rats in crumbling Stalingrad during WWII*** RELEASED IN 2001 and directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud, "Enemy at the Gates" takes place in the last four months of 1942 during the pivotal Battle of Stalingrad. Russian troops are carted in by the literal trainloads as the Germans attack/bomb the city. Once the dust clears the situation settles into a more personal battle of sharpshooting wills. A lowly young Russian soldier named Vassili (Jude Law) distinguishes himself for his shooting skills and is promoted as a national hero to motivate the Russian cause. After numerous German officers are assassinated, Major König (Ed Harris), the top German sniper, is assigned to seek out and eliminate Vassili. Most WWII films take place on the Western Front whereas "Enemy" is one of only
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