Inspired by a true story and set against the siege of Stalingrad during World War II, this is the epic tale of a young Russian sharpshooter, Vassili, who becomes a legend when a savvy political officer makes him the hero of his propaganda campaign. Their friendship is threatened when both men fall in love with a beautiful female soldier. As the battle for the city rages, Vassili faces his ultimate challenge when the Nazi command dispatches its most elite marksman to hunt down and kill the man who has become the hope of all Russia. Their fierce and astonishing duel will help shape the course of history.
Production DOS; KC Medien [de]; Little Bird [ie]; MP Film Management UNLS Produktion GmbH and Co. KG [de]; Mandalay Pictures; Paramount Pictures; Reperage [fr]; Swanford Films [gb];
Cast Names Jude Law; Ed Harris; Rachel Weisz; Joseph Fiennes; Bob Hoskins; Ron Perlman; Eva Mattes; Gabriel Thomson; Matthias Habich; Sophie Rois; Ivan Shvedoff; Mario Bandi; Hans Martin Stier; Clemens Schick; Mikhail Matveyev; Alexander Schwan; Lenn Kudrjawizki; Hendrik Arnst; Claudius Freyer; Dietmar Nieder; Bernd Lambrecht; Jim Dowdall; Maxim Kovalevski; Gennadi Vengerov; Dan van Husen; Peter Silbereisen; Markus Majowski; Robert Stadlober; Gotthard Lange; Anna Böttcher; Holger Handtke; Marc Bischoff; Mark Zak; Thomas Petruo; Dmitri Aleksandrov; David Pagel; Galina Dobberstein; Igor Rozinsky; Sergei Tokarev; Tom Wlaschiha;
Box Office USD 51,396,781
Release Date 2001-03-16
Genres Action; Drama; History; Thriller; War;
MPAA Rating [?] Rated R for strong graphic war violence and some sexuality.