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Hart's War

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Bruce Willis in Hart's War (2002)
From Alexander the Great to king of cool Sonny Crockett, Colin Farrell has played his share of legends over the years. But he's also missed out on a few opportunities, from a boy band star to the Oscar-winning 'Brokeback Mountain.'
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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.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.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.
IMDb RATING
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  • Director
    • Gregory Hoblit
  • Writers
    • John Katzenbach(novel)
    • Billy Ray(screenplay)
    • Terry George(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Bruce Willis
    • Colin Farrell
    • Terrence Howard
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  • Director
    • Gregory Hoblit
  • Writers
    • John Katzenbach(novel)
    • Billy Ray(screenplay)
    • Terry George(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Bruce Willis
    • Colin Farrell
    • Terrence Howard
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 201User reviews
    • 101Critic reviews
    • 49Metascore
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    • Awards
      • 1 win & 1 nomination

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    Bruce Willis
    Bruce Willis
    • Col. William A. McNamaraas Col. William A. McNamara
    Colin Farrell
    Colin Farrell
    • Lt. Thomas W. Hartas Lt. Thomas W. Hart
    Terrence Howard
    Terrence Howard
    • Lt. Lincoln A. Scottas Lt. Lincoln A. Scott
    Cole Hauser
    Cole Hauser
    • Staff Sgt. Vic W. Bedfordas Staff Sgt. Vic W. Bedford
    Marcel Iures
    Marcel Iures
    • Col. Werner Visseras Col. Werner Visser
    Linus Roache
    Linus Roache
    • Capt. Peter A. Rossas Capt. Peter A. Ross
    Vicellous Shannon
    Vicellous Shannon
    • Lt. Lamar T. Archeras Lt. Lamar T. Archer
    Maury Sterling
    Maury Sterling
    • Pfc. Dennis A. Gerberas Pfc. Dennis A. Gerber
    Sam Jaeger
    Sam Jaeger
    • Capt. R.G. Siskas Capt. R.G. Sisk
    Scott Michael Campbell
    Scott Michael Campbell
    • Cpl. Joe S. Crominas Cpl. Joe S. Cromin
    Rory Cochrane
    Rory Cochrane
    • Sgt. Carl S. Webbas Sgt. Carl S. Webb
    Sebastian Tillinger
    Sebastian Tillinger
    • Pvt. Bert D. 'Moose' Codmanas Pvt. Bert D. 'Moose' Codman
    Rick Ravanello
    Rick Ravanello
    • Maj. Joe Claryas Maj. Joe Clary
    Adrian Grenier
    Adrian Grenier
    • Pvt. Daniel E. Abramsas Pvt. Daniel E. Abrams
    Michael Weston
    Michael Weston
    • Pfc. W. Roy Pottsas Pfc. W. Roy Potts
    Jonathan Brandis
    Jonathan Brandis
    • Pvt. Lewis P. Wakelyas Pvt. Lewis P. Wakely
    • (scenes deleted)
    Joe Spano
    Joe Spano
    • Col. J.M. Langeas Col. J.M. Lange
    Sam Worthington
    Sam Worthington
    • Cpl. B.J. 'Depot' Guidryas Cpl. B.J. 'Depot' Guidry
    • Director
      • Gregory Hoblit
    • Writers
      • John Katzenbach(novel)
      • Billy Ray(screenplay)
      • Terry George(screenplay)
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Former teen hearthrob Jonathan Brandis hoped to revive his stalled career after being cast in a serious, dramatic role in the film. He was reportedly devastated when almost all of his scenes were removed in the final cut. He fell into a deep depression, began drinking heavily, and killed himself the next year.
    • Goofs
      The film's geography is convoluted. Apart from mixing infantry and aviation personnel in the camp, it is extremely unlikely that any tuskegee airmen of the Italy-based 15th Air Force would be to northern Germany where POWs from the Battle of the Bulge were kept.
    • Quotes

      Col. Werner Visser: Strange thing about war wounds- the older you get, the less proud of them you become.

    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: John Q/Maryam/Hart's War/Crossroads/Metropolis (2002)
    • Soundtracks
      Deutschland Uber Alles
      Music by Joseph Haydn (uncredited)

      Performed by The Musikkorps Liebstandarte-SS 'Adolf Hitler'

      Courtesy of the Tomahawk Films WW-II German Archive

    User reviews201

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    Top review
    7/10
    It's all Colin Farrell - you see him, hear his voice, from beginning to end
    For what it's worth, I appreciate the film medium interpretation of a book's story, and not try to compare or expect how detail or more poignant the book's descriptions were. Viewing a film, audio and visually taking in the collaborative efforts of a film production is not the same as someone reading a novel. Reading also depends on the environment that you're in: while traveling with people around you, or being quietly by yourself. Reading is very much one person's own interpretation - as one reads, one can conjure up the possible sight and sound in one's mind and imagination. While in a cinema viewing a movie, we are exercising our senses - visual and audio - of what's presented on the screen. The experiences are uniquely different.

    In HART"S WAR, Colin Farrell who portrayed Lt. Hart is very much front and centered, while Bruce Willis' role of Col. McNamara, his (humane) attributes are more subtle and from within - his aching insides from the years of war and isolation. There is the struggle/conflict of the war veteran vs. the clean cut affluent background of young Hart. We see Willis' McNamara's treatment with Farrell's Hart more evidently, but for McNamara himself, say the quiet scene where he visited the flyer in isolation waiting for trial - more imminent of death, we simply see him giving Lt. Scott a book; when Scott opens it, it's the New Testament. It is later while Hart's talking with Scott outside the trial room just before the closing arguments, that we learned the book was Scott's own, with a picture of him and wife and child kept within the Bible's pages. So off camera, we may gathered that McNamara must have silently gone through Scott's belongings and took that New Testament to Scott, with the understanding that Scott may find solace in seeing the family picture again and as most soldiers would, felt duty above all else.or would he? And Hart, representing Scott as his defending lawyer, would he let him? Such are the subtle layers to the storyline.

    Director Gregory Hoblit's previous films were no simple Hollywood plots. They all require some mind stimulating thinking: 1996's "Primal Fear," the crime and lawyers film with Richard Gere, Laura Linney, and the fascinating debut 'hell' of a performance from Edward Norton; 1998's "Fallen", one devil of an intriguing storyline where Denzel Washington, along with Embeth Davidtz, tackling the many faces (Elias Koteas included) of the elusive Lucifer (music was by Tan Dun of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon"; 2000's "Frequency" was the mind-twisting time-bending drama of son and father team, Jim Caviezel and Dennis Quaid. Here in HART'S WAR again, there are no simple answers to the questions raised: moral dilemma, military honors, ravage and trying times of war and being POWs - no escape of endurance tests. It's a well produced film with fine cinematography of stark snowy scenes from Alar Kivilo (who also did "Frequency" with director Hoblit); score to this war film was complemented (unexpectedly) by British composer Rachel Portman; and performances by a talented cast. I did see "Stalag 17" and "The Great Escape" again, but my sense is "Hart's War" stands on its own, it's not really a humor filled "17" not an action packed "Escape" movie, it's more of a humane story at its core, offering an aspect of life's outlook, military or not.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • February 15, 2002 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Hart's War Official WebSite
    • Languages
      • English
      • German
    • Also known as
      • Sự Hy Sinh Cao Cả
    • Filming locations
      • Milovice, Nymburk District, Czech Republic
    • Production companies
      • Cheyenne Enterprises
      • David Foster Productions
      • David Ladd Films
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $70,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $19,077,641
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $7,771,753
      • Feb 17, 2002
    • Gross worldwide
      • $32,287,044
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 5 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
      • SDDS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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