The screenplay was written by annaud and alain godard. Very violent battle scenes, extremely tense, many deaths, characters in peril. James horners score services the film well, providing the right amount of drama, romance, and tension. Enemy at the gates is a 2001 american war thriller film directit bi jeanjacques annaud. Like saving private ryan, enemy at the gates portrays the brutality of war very wellfor instance with the scene where the soviet soldiers have to choose between being. With jude law, ed harris, joseph fiennes, rachel weisz. Their friendship is threatened when both men fall in love with a beautiful female soldier rachel weisz. Lennemi aux portes is a 2001 war film written and directed by jeanjacques annaud and based on william craigs 1973 nonfiction book enemy at the gates.
Distributing firearms to every other soldier, the commanders announce. For the opening sequence digital matte paintings depicting stalingrads wartorn skyline were derived from an exhaustively researched 3d architectural library. What did russian moviegoers think of enemy at the gates. Enter into this horror a young russian soldier, formerly a peasant boy with an extraordinary ability to sharpshoot a rifle from far distances. Financial analysis of enemy at the gates 2001 including budget, domestic and international box office gross, dvd and bluray sales reports, total earnings and profitability. Enemy at the gates is a 2001 war film written and directed by jeanjacques annaud and based on william craigs 1973 nonfiction book enemy at the gates. Enemy at the gates internet movie firearms database. Enemy at the gates soundtrack suite james horner youtube. His passion for film music, the role of film music, the new generation of directors, titanic, jeanjacques annaud, braveheart. Enemy at the gates internet movie firearms database guns. Starting out as something of an eastern front saving private ryan, the new enemy at the gates effectively adopts that films immersionshock approach to portraying combat. Sasha filippov was born in 1925 in stalingrad modernday volgograd, russian sfsr, soviet union.
For one, this was the first time in my life that i was exposed to the soviet union as being the good guys. Talking of actors, jude law russian sniper and ed harris german sniper are brilliant in this film. A battle between two nations became a conflict between two men. In enemy at the gates, the future of the greatest battle of world war ii, would be decided between a young russian sniper and an aristocratic sharpshooter from germany sent to kill him. Following a bloody journey across the river to stalingrad, a troop of frightened russian soldiers heads into battle with only half the required weaponry. Watch enemy at the gates online stream full movie directv. Enemy at the gates 2001 rotten tomatoes movie trailers.
World war twos battle for the russian city of stalingrad will almost certainly tip the whole war in favour of whomever emerges victorious and now, the german army stands on one side of the citys gates, while the russian army holds on desperately to the other. Mar, 2001 unfortunately, i was to discover that this film was only inspired by the book enemy at the gates, a historical account of this sniper war. Marcus luttrell and his team set out on a mission to capture or kill notorious taliban leader ahmad shah, in late june 2005. Perhaps the greatest challenge that enemy at the gates presented to double negative was how to serve the films narrative flow whilst staying as faithful as possible to history. Enemy at the gates starting out as something of an eastern front saving private ryan, the new enemy at the gates effectively adopts that film s immersionshock approach to portraying combat. Jan 16, 2011 original motion picture soundtrack 2001. Enemy at the gates wont find too many friends at the box office fans of war movies and of jude law will appreciate it, but there isnt much for everyone else in this midmarch downer.
Enemy at the gates year 2001 genre drama war history type movies idmb rating 7. Then i got it i have the soundtrack to enemy at the gates so shoot me, i like some of horners stuff, and theres a piece there thats almost a straight lift. It makes for entertaining cinema, but rather poor history, especially when people take it to be. At the time of the battle of stalingrad, filippov lived in the stalingrad suburb of dargora with his father, mother, and a younger brother who was born in 1932. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. Here are a few things you probably didnt know about enemy at the gates. Enemy at the gates is the story of one of russias great war heroes, vassili zaitsev, a sharpshooting militarysniper whose talent at killing nazi officers helped revitalize the demoralized russian army. Enemy at the gates is a 2001 world war ii film directed by jeanjacques annaud. Perhaps the greatest challenge that enemy at the gates presented to double negative was how to serve the film s narrative flow whilst staying as faithful as possible to history. In simplest terms, at best enemy at the gates can be said to be portraying some sort of urcharge, taking bits and pieces of truth and synthesizing it into one apocalyptic scene that shows just about every sin of the red army in one fell swoop. The interview with james horner recorded on march 1, 2001 with charlie rose as part of the promotion of the film enemy at the gates is finally available. The composer covers several subjects during 19 minutes. In his book stalingrad 1998, historian antony beevor maintains that while zaytsev was a real person, his duel with konig was pure fiction. Enemy at the gates 2001 vassili jude law is a young russian sharpshooter who becomes a legend when a savvy polical officer joseph fiennes makes him the hero of his propaganda campaign.
Vassili jude law is a young russian sharpshooter who becomes a legend when a savvy polical officer joseph fiennes makes him the hero of his propaganda campaign. One part that is inaccurate, however, was that vasili is depicted as being conscripted into the. The story follows a sniper duel between a russian and a german during the battle of stalingrad. Rent enemy at the gates 2001 on dvd and bluray netflix. Unfortunately, i was to discover that this film was only inspired by the book enemy at the gates, a historical account of this sniper war. The film is named after william craigs book enemy at the gates. The reds as the good guys i was about ten years old when my mother took the family to see enemy at the gates 2001. D for history, a for entertainment enemy at the gates. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing enemy at the gates near you. Under the leadership of krusche v bob hoskins, the c itizens of stalingrad are.
The theatrical movie poster with the infamous reversed image of a mosin nagant m9 sniper rifle. Film perang enemy at the gates subtitle indonesia youtube. Stone, history department, kansas state university first things first. Ask anything you want to know, or answer other peoples questions. Enemy at the gates story, enemy at the gates hollywood. Stalingrad was one of the biggest and bloodiest battles of world war ii, and in the midst of this huge battle, these two soldiers were hunting each other down. The film is based upon william craigs book of the same name, yet the entire movie is based upon a sniper duel that covers no more than two pages of the entire book. His skill was needed just when it seemed that the germansthe enemies at the gateswould overrun stalingrad.
Watch enemy at the gates 2001 full movie online english subtitle gorillavid, enemy at the gates full movie high quality stream, enemy at the gates full movie online stream, enemy at the gates 2001. Enemy at the gates 2001 full movie online free hd youtube. Enemy at the gates films title is taken from william craigs 1973 nonfiction book enemy at the gates. Now, ive only seen the film once, when it was first released at the cinema, but the music sounded very familiar.
Enemy at the gates story, enemy at the gates hollywood movie. Based on true events, enemy at the gates is a thrilling and suspenseful world war ii epic. Enemy at the gates recap a great war movie based on 2nd world war. Jude law and ed harris sit for hours waiting for the right moment. Film enemy at the gates directed by jeanjacques annaud release date march 16, 2001 plot thinking that he has killed vasily, konig goes to inspect the body but realizes too late that he.
Enemy at the gates joseph fiennes jude law rachel weisz 2001 a nazi sniper ed harris travels to stalingrad to find and kill a russian sharpshooter jude law, the hero of the propaganda campaign of a. To optimize your experience with your screen reading software, please use our website, which has the same tickets as our and websites. Jude law stars in the film as vasily zaitsev, an ordinary russian soldier who became a legend for his feats as a sniper fighting during. I promise you that this book will haunt you through the rest of your days. Did the russians ever actually give soldiers either a rifle or a clip of ammunition. Jude law stars in the film as vasily zaitsev, an ordinary russian soldier who became a legend for his feats as a sniper fighting during the battle of stalingrad. His skill was needed just when it seemed that the germansthe enemies at. Common soldier vassili and political aka propaganda officer danilov meet during the siege of stalingrad. In the winter of 1942, the german and russian armies meet in the great battle of the stalingrad, one of the most vicious engagements of the second world war. Introduction quite surprisingly, nearly all of the events in the story are true even though some of them were denied by certain individuals involved. Enemy at the gates adalah sebuah film yang disutradarai oleh jeanjacques annaud pada tahun 2001, dan diadaptasi dari sebuah buku yang ditulis oleh william craig yang menceritakan kejadian. How historically accurate is the film enemy at the gates. Enemy at the gates is a narrative full of eye witness accounts that makes the battle of stalingrad come to life. Enemy at the gates joseph fiennes jude law rachel weisz 2001 a nazi sniper ed harris travels to stalingrad to find and kill a russian sharpshooter jude law, the hero of the propaganda campaign of a political.
With mark wahlberg, taylor kitsch, emile hirsch, ben foster. As historical epic to rank with lawrence of arabia, or even doctor zhivago, enemy at the gates fails miserably. The battle for stalingrad, which describes the events surrounding the battle of stalingrad. Review of the film, enemy at the gates rich gibson. The movie is staunchly anticommunist and passes judgment on the entire system at the end. The latest of these, enemy at the gates, set in the cataclysmic siege of stalingrad, is long on drama, short on historical accuracy. Enemy at the gates has a devastating opening 20 minutes as an illequipped, inexperienced infantry battalion is dragged off a train, transported across the volga under heavy german fire and thrown. Rent enemy at the gates 2001 on dvd and bluray dvd. Review of enemy at the gates by the red phoenix on april 20, 2010 0. In one of the most destructive conflicts the world has ever known, the major opposing forces have reached an impasse. A russian and a german sniper play a game of catandmouse during the battle of stalingrad. The film was very, very loosely based on vasily zaytsevs biography notes of a russian sniper. I think it kicks in as the final credits roll in the movie.
Enemy at the gates opens with a battle sequence that deserves comparison with saving private ryan, and then narrows its focus until it is about two men playing a catandmouse game in the ruins of stalingrad. Enemy at the gates film s title is taken from william craigs 1973 nonfiction book enemy at the gates. As the battle for the city rages, vassili faces the ultimate challenge when the nazi command dispatches its most elite. Enemy at the gates dvd an allstar cast lights up the screen in this riveting epic hailed as a vivid dramatization of one of historys titanic turning poi nts. The battle for stalingrad 1973 which chronicles the 194243 battle of stalingrad during wwii. Rent enemy at the gates 2001 starring jude law and ed harris on dvd and bluray. So a few things are glossed over, and the result is a rather enjoyable but only adequate film. The battle for stalingrad, which describes the events surrounding the battle of stalingrad in the winter of 1942 and 1943. Like saving private ryan, enemy at the gates portrays the brutality of war very wellfor instance with the scene where the soviet soldiers have to choose between being killed by german bullets, or soviet bullets for desertion. Movie music schindlers list vs enemy at the gates home. Brief but fairly graphic sexual situation, brief nudity.
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