Enemy at the Gates
Stars
4
Rating
R
Author
Length
131 min
Director
Jean-Jacques Annaud
Synopsis
"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 a fictionalized version of 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 Soviet sniper Vasily Zaitsev and German Major Erwin König." [Wikipedia]
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 Soviet sniper Vasily Zaitsev and German Major Erwin König." [Wikipedia]
Genre
Historical
Released
2001
Location
USSR
Period
Stalingrad (Volgograd) in World War II;
Netflix
No
This movie is linked to the following periods
PeriodMinor
Begin
End
Category
World War II
1939
1945
Wars