A Russian and a German sniper play a game of cat-and-mouse during the Battle of Stalingrad.A Russian and a German sniper play a game of cat-and-mouse during the Battle of Stalingrad.A Russian and a German sniper play a game of cat-and-mouse during the Battle of Stalingrad.
- Awards
- 7 nominations
Gabriel Thomson
- Sacha Filipov
- (as Gabriel Marshall-Thomson)
Hans-Martin Stier
- Red Army General
- (as Hans Martin Stier)
Clemens Schick
- German NCO
- (as Clemans Schick)
- Director
- Writers
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
Storyline
Did you know
- GoofsThe movie depicts events which occurred during one of the coldest and snowiest winters in Russian history yet we almost never see snow. The cold was so intense that it was considered a common enemy on both sides.
- Quotes
Commisar Danilov: I've been such a fool, Vassili. Man will always be a man. There is no new man. We tried so hard to create a society that was equal, where there'd be nothing to envy your neighbour. But there's always something to envy. A smile, a friendship, something you don't have and want to appropriate. In this world, even a Soviet one, there will always be rich and poor. Rich in gifts, poor in gifts. Rich in love, poor in love.
- Crazy creditsThe end credits are slanted and curved.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Siskel & Ebert: The Mexican/Enemy at the Gates/See Spot Run (2001)
- SoundtracksLa Chanson des Artilleurs
Music by Tikhon Khrennikov
Lyrics by Viktor Gusev
(C) Musikvertag Hans Sikorski, Hamburg
Performed by The Red Army Choir (as Les Choers De L'Armee Rouge)
Courtesy of 7 Productions, Paris
Featured review
Sniper Warfare at its finest
An exercise in the brutality within the bloody ruins of Stalingrad, Enemy at the Gates is a taut and highly atmospheric game of cat and mouse between Major König and legendary sniper, Vasily Zaitsev. Gripping from the get-go with its barbaric depiction of its opposing armies coming to blows, with not one step back, Director Jean-Jacques Annaud delivers a film that simultaneously has you squirming in your seat and right on the edge. The handheld and sweeping camera motions only help to heighten the sense of fear and scale Stalingrad itself possess, with James Horner's hauntingly unnerving and beautiful score to compliment it. All this with the addition of a great cast consisting of Jude Law, Ed Harris, Bob Hoskins and a criminally underused Ron Perlman, Enemy at the Gates is a top-notch depiction of sniper warfare and the power of propaganda. You just have to forgive a few historical inaccuracies, British-speaking Soviets, American-speaking Nazis and the pointless addition of a Hollywood love triangle that really drag the picture down.
- DanTheMan2150AD
- Aug 6, 2023
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- Release date
- Countries of origin
- Official sites
- Languages
- Also known as
- Kẻ Thù Trước Cổng
- Filming locations
- Production companies
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Box office
- Budget
- $68,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $51,401,758
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $13,810,266
- Mar 18, 2001
- Gross worldwide
- $96,976,270
- Runtime2 hours 11 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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