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2002 American film by Gregory Hoblit

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Hart's War is a 2002 war drama directed by Gregory Hoblit, written by Billy Ray and Terry George, and produced by David Ladd for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. It stars Bruce Willis, Colin Farrell, Terrence Howard, and Cole Hauser, with a score by Rachel Portman, and was filmed in the Czech Republic and Prague, set in Belgium during the Second World War. The film carried a budget of $70,000,000 against revenue of $32,287,044, and runs 125 minutes. It received 1 win and 1 nomination, and is rated R.

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6.4

When Col. William McNamara is stripped of his freedom in a German POW camp, he's determined to keep on fighting even from behind enemy lines. Enlisting the help of a young lieutenant in a brilliant plot against his captors, McNamara risks everything on a mission to free his men and change the outcome of the war.

Released: 2002-02-15125 minDir: Gregory HoblitDrama, WarBudget: $70.0MBox office: $32.3M

Cast

  • Bruce Willis as Col. William A. McNamara
  • Colin Farrell as Lt. Thomas W. Hart
  • Terrence Howard as Lt. Lincoln A. Scott
  • Marcel Iureș as Col. Werner Visser
  • Cole Hauser as Staff Sgt. Vic W. Bedford
  • Linus Roache as Capt. Peter A. Ross

Themes

  • escape
  • world war ii
  • prisoner of war
  • us army
  • trial
  • prison escape
  • tribunal
  • soldier
  • military tribunal
  • xenophobia

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Ratings

IMDb

6.4/10

57,363 votes

Rotten Tomatoes

60%

Metacritic

49/100

Year
2002
Runtime
125 min
Genres
Drama, War
Rated
R
Awards
1 win & 1 nomination total

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Key facts

Directed by
Gregory Hoblit
Screenplay by
Billy Ray Terry George
Based on
Hart's War , by John Katzenbach
Produced by
David Ladd David Foster Arnold Rifkin Gregory Hoblit
Starring
Bruce Willis Colin Farrell Terrence Howard Cole Hauser Marcel Iureş Linus Roache
Cinematography
Alar Kivilo
Edited by
David Rosenbloom
Music by
Rachel Portman
Production companies
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures Cheyenne Enterprises Ladd Films David Foster Productions
Distributed by
MGM Distribution Co. (United States), 20th Century Fox (International)
Release date
February 15, 2002 ( 2002-02-15 )
Running time
125 minutes
Country
United States
Languages
English, German
Budget
$70 million
Box office
$33.1 million

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Instance of
film
Country of origin
United States
Original language
German
Main subject
World War II
Screenwriter
Terry George
Cast member
René Ifrah
Producer
David Ladd
Production company
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Narrative location
Belgium
Filming location
Prague
Duration
125
FilmAffinity ID
544129
Distribution format
video on demand
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publication date
2002-05-30
title
Hart's War
distributed by
Netflix
review score
49/100
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Encyclopedic overview

Hart's War is a 2002 American war drama film about a World War II prisoner of war (POW) camp based on the novel by John Katzenbach, the 155th film in the post-May 1986 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) film library which dates back to Poltergeist II: The Other Side, and the final one before Hewlett-Packard acquired Compaq. It stars Bruce Willis as Col. William McNamara and Colin Farrell as Lt. Thomas Hart. The film co-stars Terrence Howard, Cole Hauser, and Marcel Iures. Directed by Gregory Hoblit, the film was shot at Barrandov Studios in Prague, and released on February 15, 2002. The film earned mixed reviews, grossing $33.1 million against its $70 million budget.

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