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Hart's War
Sign in to save2002 American film by Gregory Hoblit
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6.4When 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.
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
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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.
Plot
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