Enemy at the Gates
Jean-Jacques Annaud, 2001
Enemy at the Gates: The Battle for Stalingrad
William Craig, 1973
Enemy at the Gates is a movie directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud in 2001 and based on the book Enemy at the Gates: The Battle for Stalingrad by William Craig, first published in 1973. The movie features Jude Law, Ed Harris, Rachel Weisz, Joseph Fiennes, Bob Hoskins, Ron Perlman, and others.
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Storyline
A young Vasily Zaitsev is taught how to shoot with a hunting rifle by his grandfather, in the Ural Mountains. The vehicle’s occupant, Commissar Danilov hides among numerous bodies, coincidentally next to Vasily, who uses his marksmanship skills to kill all German soldiers nearby and grant them both safety.
Movie vs Book
Year
2001
Minutes
131
Movie Rate
7.60
Source: IMDb
Movie
Enemy at the Gates
Director: Jean-Jacques Annaud
Country: Ireland
Year: 2001
Length: 2h11m
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Year
1973
Pages
457
Book Rate
8.46
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Book
Enemy at the Gates: The Battle for Stalingrad
Author: William Craig
Country: USA
First published in: 1973
Length: 457 pages
Genre: Non Fiction
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“I'm also a huge cinephile, and I have witnessed that to honor the book literally word-for-word never makes a good movie.”
ANDREW STANTON (Filmmaker)
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