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.
- Awards
- 1 win & 1 nomination
Jonathan Brandis
- Pvt. Lewis P. Wakely
- (scenes deleted)
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- Writers
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Did you know
- TriviaFormer 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.
- GoofsThere is no way that Col.McNamara could allocate which hut men went into. The Germans controlled this. Also there is no way he could just turn up at the Camp Kommandant's office unannounced and talk to him.
- Quotes
Col. Werner Visser: Strange thing about war wounds- the older you get, the less proud of them you become.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Siskel & Ebert: John Q/Maryam/Hart's War/Crossroads/Metropolis (2002)
- SoundtracksDeutschland Uber Alles
Music by Joseph Haydn (uncredited)
Performed by The Musikkorps Liebstandarte-SS 'Adolf Hitler'
Courtesy of the Tomahawk Films WW-II German Archive
Featured review
If you're looking for action in your war film skip this one. But if you don't mind an interesting drama about prejudice among Americans in a German POW camp, which although slow at times, leads to an interesting pay-off with a twist that (kinda) makes the whole thing worth it, then check it out. I especially enjoyed the subdued though "grizzled" looking Bruce Willis as Colonel McNamara and Marcel Iures as the camps' German commander.
- pbrugalett
- Feb 17, 2002
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Details
- Release date
- Country of origin
- Languages
- Also known as
- Sự Hy Sinh Cao Cả
- Filming locations
- Milovice, Nymburk District, Czech Republic(Stalag VIa)
- Production companies
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Box office
- 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
- Runtime2 hours 5 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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