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Production Year: 2001 - Drama - Director: Jean-Jacques Annaud - Original Language: English - Classification: 15 years and over more

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September 1942. The German Army has advanced to the gates of Stalingrad. The Russian Army holds on desperately. It is so poorly equipped that every pair of soldiers is given a...
more...single rifle--the second man only gets the weapon when the first is cut down. Trapped in no man's land between the opposing armies, Russian recruit Vassili Zaitsev (Jude Law) finally acquires a rifle from Political Officer Danilov (Joseph Fiennes). Danilov is astonished when Zaitsev picks off several German officers. On their return to the Russian lines, Danilov writes about Zaitsev's exploits in the army newspaper. Zaitsev is assigned to a sniper unit. He kills more German officers and, thanks to Danilov, becomes a hero. In retaliation, the Germans bring in sharpshooter Major Konig (Ed Harris) from Berlin--to hunt Zaitsev. The two snipers engage in a desperate duel, as the appalling Battle of Stalingrad rages.
In ENEMY AT THE GATES, director Jean-Jacques Annaud uses a palate of dull greens, blues, and greys to tell the powerful, true story of Russian sniper Vassili Zaitsev. The film is distinguished by fine performances from Law, Fiennes, Rachel Weisz as a female soldier, and Bob Hoskins as Nikita Khrushchev--with Harris particularly notable as the chilly, aristocratic Konig.





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A review by Markp_00 on Enemy At The Gates DVD
March 16th, 2001


Author's product rating:   Enemy At The Gates DVD - rated by Markp_00

Did you enjoy it? Loved it 
Story Outstanding 
Characters / Performances Outstanding 
Special Effects Good 
How does it compare to similar films? Good 

Advantages: It's a great war film based on a true story with loads of action and excitement .
Disadvantages: It gets a bit slow in places but still manages to keep flowing .

Recommend to potential buyers: yes 

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I went to the cinema the other day and looked to see what was on. Saw Enemy at the Gates and was told it was good so I went, bought a ticket and enetered the cinema.
The filmm follows a young Russian Sniper in World War Two, fighting the Germans at Stallengrad. The film starts with the a boy learning to shoot with his grandfather. It soon moves onto the Russian troops being landed on the beaches at Stallengrad. His platoon die but he manages to survive and hide. A young journalist come upon him and tries to kill some Germans and hands the gun over to Jude Law. He kills the Germans and is taken by the journalist to an army base where he is classed as a hero. The film progresses and he kills more and more people with his amazing sniping skills. The Germans soon send in there best sharp shooter (Ed Harris) to take out Jude Law. As the film continues Jude falls in love with a women who helps him and in the end, no I won't spoil it for you. It is a great film with action, tension and romance.
It's definitely worth going to see and I would give it 4/5. 
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