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Hart's War (2002)

15 125 min  -  Drama | War  -   15 February 2002 (USA)
6.2
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Ratings: 6.2/10 from 26,971 users   Metascore: 49/100 
Reviews: 185 user | 111 critic | 32 from Metacritic.com

A law student becomes a lieutenant during World War II, is captured and asked to defend a black prisoner of war falsely accused of murder.

Director:

Gregory Hoblit

Writers:

John Katzenbach (novel), Billy Ray (screenplay), and 1 more credit »
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Bruce Willis ...
Colin Farrell ...
Terrence Howard ...
Cole Hauser ...
Marcel Iures ...
Linus Roache ...
Vicellous Reon Shannon ...
Lt. Lamar T. Archer (as Vicellous Shannon)
Maury Sterling ...
Pfc. Dennis A. Gerber
Sam Jaeger ...
Capt. R.G. Sisk
Scott Michael Campbell ...
Cpl. Joe S. Cromin
Rory Cochrane ...
Sgt. Carl S. Webb
Sebastian Tillinger ...
Pvt. Bert D. 'Moose' Codman
Rick Ravanello ...
Maj. Joe Clary
Adrian Grenier ...
Michael Weston ...
Pfc. W. Roy Potts
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Storyline

Fourth-generation Army Col. William McNamara is imprisoned in a brutal German POW camp. Still, as the senior-ranking American officer, he commands his fellow inmates, keeping a sense of honor alive in a place where honor is easy to destroy, all under the dangerous eye of the Luftwafe vetran Col. Wilhelm Visser. Never giving up the fight to win the war, McNamara is silently planning, waiting for his moment to strike back at the enemy. A murder in the camp gives him the chance to set a risky plan in motion. With a court martial to keep Visser and the Germans distracted, McNamara orchestrates a cunning scheme to escape and destroy a nearby munitions plant, enlisting the unwitting help of young Lt. Tommy Hart. Together with his men, McNamara uses a hero's resolve to carry out his mission, ultimately forced to weigh the value of his life against the good of his country. Written by Press kit  

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Plot Keywords:

Honor | Pilot | Lieutenant | Racism | Murder  | See more »

Taglines:

Beyond Courage, Beyond Honor. See more »

Genres:

Drama | War

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for some strong war violence and language See all certifications »

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English | German

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Das Tribunal See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$60,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$8,907,413 (USA) (17 February 2002) (2459 Screens)

Gross:

$32,286,000 (Worldwide) (2002)
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Sound Mix:

DTS  | Dolby Digital  | SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1
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Trivia

When Hart (Colin Farrell) sneaks out of the barracks near the end of the movie he hides from two passing guards. As the guards pass they are speaking German. What they are saying translates to: "My dog has no nose" "How does he smell?" "Terrible." See more »

Goofs

Factual errors: In the beginning of the movie, the title sequence tells you that it is the HQ Battalion V Corps. The patch on Lt. Hart's left shoulder and the other staff members is the patch for the VIII (8th) Corps. See more »

Quotes

[Lt. Hart offers condolences upon learning that Col. Visser's own son was killed in action on the Russian Front]
Col. Werner Visser: I killed my share of French and English in the last war; All of *them* had fathers.
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Soundtracks

"Marie"
Written by Irving Berlin
Performed by Tommy Dorsey
Courtesy of The RCA Records Label, a unit of BMG Entertainment
Under license from BMG Special Products See more »