Enemy at the Gates (2001)
Release Year: 2001
Nation: France, Germany, Ireland, United Kingdom, United States
Alternative Title: Enemigo al acecho, Враг пред портата, Círculo de Fogo, L'ennemi aux portes, Neprítel pred branami
Director: Jean-Jacques Annaud
Writer: Alain Godard, Jean-Jacques Annaud
Production & Genre
Producer: Producer: Jean-Jacques Annaud, John D. Schofield
Executive Producer: Alain Godard, Alisa Tager, Jörg Reichl, Roland Pellegrino
Companies: DOS, KC Medien, Lions Gate Films, Little Bird, MP Film Management, Mandalay Pictures, Paramount Pictures, Reperage, Swanford Films
Genre: Action, Action Film, Drama, Film Based On Book, History, Romance, Romance Film, War
Budget: 68.000.000
Awards & Similar
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Keywords
Keywords: 1940s, based on true story, battle, bombing, death, earnest, hero, intense, nazi officer, sniper, soldiers, soviet propaganda, stalingrad, war, winter, world war ii
Story
During the Battle of Stalingrad in WWII, a Russian sniper, Vassili Zaitzev, becomes a hero and receives the title 'Ace of Spades'. In response to this threat, the German forces dispatch their best sniper, Major Konig, to eliminate him. The two engage in a cat-and-mouse game as they try to outwit each other amidst the intense combat.
Summary
Enemy at the Gates is a 2001 film directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud, based on the book of the same name by William Craig. Set during the brutal Battle of Stalingrad in WWII, the movie revolves around a deadly duel between two skilled snipers: Vassili Zaitzev, a Russian hero who becomes the target of Nazi propaganda due to his high kill count, and Major Konig, a German sniper tasked with eliminating him.
