Enemy at the Gates (2001)

Director:

Jean-Jacques Annaud

Writers (WGA):

Jean-Jacques Annaud (written by) &
Alain Godard (written by)

Release Date:

16 March 2001 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | History | Thriller | War

Tagline:

Some Men Are Born To Be Heroes.

Plot:

Two Russian and German snipers play a game of cat-and-mouse during the Battle of Stalingrad.

Plot Keywords:

Russian | Sniper | Stalingrad | WWII | Political Officer

Awards:

6 nominations

Cast

Jude Law	...	Vassili Zaitsev
Ed Harris	...	Major König
Rachel Weisz	...	Tania Chernova
Joseph Fiennes	...	Commisar Danilov
Bob Hoskins	...	Nikita Khrushchev
Ron Perlman	...	Koulikov
Eva Mattes	...	Mother Filipov
Gabriel Thomson	...	Sacha Filipov (as Gabriel Marshall-Thomson)
Matthias Habich	...	General Paulus
Sophie Rois	...	Ludmilla
Ivan Shvedoff	...	Volodya
Mario Bandi	...	Anton
Hans Martin Stier	...	Red Army General
Clemens Schick	...	German NCO (as Clemans Schick)
Mikhail Matveyev	...	Grandfather (as Mikhail Matveev)
Alexander Schwan	...	Young Vassili Zaitsev
Lenn Kudrjawizki	...	Comrade in Train
Hendrik Arnst	...	Fat Colonel
Claudius Freyer	...	Aide de Camp
Dietmar Nieder	...	Blond Captain
Bernd Lambrecht	...	Captain with Lighter
Jim Dowdall	...	Stubborn Feldwebel
Maxim Kovalevski	...	Politruk / Sniper
Gennadi Vengerov	...	Russian NCO
Dan van Husen	...	Political Officer
Peter Silbereisen	...	Sweating Officer
Markus Majowski	...	Stammering Officer
Robert Stadlober	...	Spotter
Gotthard Lange	...	Corpse Robber
Anna Böttcher	...	Female Russian Typist
Holger Handtke	...	Paulus' Aide de Camp
Marc Bischoff	...	Stealing Photographer
Mark Zak	...	Russian Captain at Headquarters
Thomas Petruo	...	Russian Lieutenant
Dmitri Aleksandrov	...	Comrade in Shelter
David Pagel	...	Pravda Interviewer
Galina Dobberstein	...	Izvestiya Interviewer
Igor Rozinsky	...	Krasnaya Zvezda Interviewer (as Igor Rozinskij)
Sergei Tokarev	...	Russian Reporter
Tom Wlaschiha	...	Soldier
Marischka Schubarth	...	Woman Plucking Eyebrows
Natalya Bondar	...	Woman Officer (as Natalja Bondar)
Dana Cebulla	...	Athletic Female Sniper
Pjotr Papierz	...	Politruk
Jarek Wozniak	...	Politruk
Genia Makarov	...	Politruk
Werner Daehn	...	Politruk
Birol Ünel	...	Politruk
Grigori Kofmann	...	Politruk
Aleksei Nesterov	...	Politruk (as Aleksej Nesterov)
Vladimir Vilanov	...	Politruk
Aleksei Volodin	...	Junior Politruk (as Alexeji Volodin)
Gennadi Tselbyansky	...	Senior Politruk (as Gennadi Tselbiansky)
André Kaminski	...	Russian Trench Officer (as Andrej Kaminski)
Michael Schenk	...	Russian Officer
Jury Cooper	...	Russian NCO
Manfred Witt	...	Russian NCO
Arslan Kodirov	...	Chechen Sniper / Sniper / Russian Officer
Axel Neumann	...	Gaunt German Prisoner
Morin Smole	...	Sniper
Inna Samain	...	Sniper
Keta Burowa	...	Female Russian Radio Operator
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Toby Cockerell	...	Russian Sharp Shooter (uncredited)
Eddy Joseph	...	Voice on Tannoy (uncredited) (voice)
Martin Glyn Murray	...	Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Valentin Platareanu	...	General Schmidt (uncredited)

Directed by
Jean-Jacques Annaud

Writing credits (WGA)
Jean-Jacques Annaud		(written by) &
Alain Godard		(written by)

Produced by
Jean-Jacques Annaud	....	producer
Alain Godard	....	executive producer
Roland Pellegrino	....	executive producer
Jörg Reichl	....	executive producer
John D. Schofield	....	producer
Alisa Tager	....	executive producer

Original Music by
James Horner

Cinematography by
Robert Fraisse

Film Editing by
Noëlle Boisson
Humphrey Dixon

Casting by
John Hubbard
Ros Hubbard

Production Design by
Wolf Kroeger

Art Direction by
Peter Francis
Neil Lamont
Steven Lawrence
Dominic Masters

Set Decoration by
Simon Wakefield

Costume Design by
Gudrun Leyendecker		(co-costume designer)
Janty Yates

Makeup Department
Linda DeVetta	....	hair stylist: Mr. Hoskins
Linda DeVetta	....	makeup artist: Mr. Hoskins
Almut Gramer	....	assistant makeup artist
Paula Leupold	....	assistant makeup artist
Valeska Schitthelm	....	hair stylist
Valeska Schitthelm	....	makeup artist
Katrin Schneider	....	assistant makeup artist
Saskia Sudau	....	assistant makeup artist
Hasso von Hugo	....	key hair stylist
Hasso von Hugo	....	key makeup artist

Production Management
Chantal Feghali	....	post-production supervisor
Marcus Loges	....	unit manager
Michael Saxton	....	post-production supervisor
Yvonne Yaconelli	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Basia Baumann	....	second second assistant director
Sabina Franke	....	additional second assistant director
Gerry Gavigan	....	first assistant director
Paul Goldsmith	....	assistant director
Terry Madden	....	additional first assistant director
Laura Mihartescu	....	first assistant director: second unit
Allen Smith	....	second unit director
Paul Taylor	....	second assistant director
Caroline Veyssière	....	additional second assistant director
Gero von Braunmühl	....	assistant director
Claudia Wipfler	....	additional second assistant director

Art Department
Stefan Pepe Baumgärtner	....	stand-by prop: second unit
Ute Bergk	....	assistant set decorator
Jon Billington	....	set designer
Marco Bittner Rosser	....	set designer
Pierre Brayard	....	key set painter
Cania	....	lead matte painter
Julia Dehoff	....	art department assistant
Peter Dorme	....	draughtsman
Eckart Friz	....	assistant property buyer
Paul J. Hayes	....	supervising carpenter
Björn Holzhausen	....	stand-by props
Axel Kahnt	....	stand-by props
Roxy Konrad	....	art department coordinator (as Roxy Glassford)
Sebastian T. Krawinkel	....	construction liaison
Alexander Liebenthron	....	props
Jana List	....	construction secretary
Dave Midson	....	supervisor dressing props
Dennis Murray	....	head plasterer
Peter Naguib	....	stand-by props
John Park	....	assistant construction manager
Iris Paschedag	....	art department assistant
John Paterson	....	construction coordinator
Mark Reynolds	....	supervising dressing prop
Jan Rott	....	prop buyer
Tobias Schroeter	....	plasterer
Torsten Schwartz	....	supervisor plasterer
Joey Weber	....	property master
Berndt Wenzel	....	plasterer
Arthur Wicks	....	property master
Mark Fruin	....	props storeman (uncredited)

Sound Department
Andreas Biegler	....	sound editor
Martin Cantwell	....	sound effects editor
Chris Carpenter	....	sound re-recording mixer
Paul Carr	....	foley mixer
Sophie Cornet	....	assistant sound editor
Richard Fordham	....	assistant sound editor
Peter Gleaves	....	adr mixer
Peter Holt	....	foley editor
Alex Joseph	....	assistant sound editor
Eddy Joseph	....	sound
Eddy Joseph	....	supervising sound editor
Rick Kline	....	sound re-recording mixer (as Rich Kline)
Nick Lowe	....	adr editor
Martin Müller	....	production sound mixer
Robin Polak	....	second boom operator
Colin Ritchie	....	dialogue editor
Dave Sloss	....	adr mixer
Kevin Tayler	....	foley recordist
Christian Wegner	....	sound mixer: second unit
James Wright	....	consultant: Dolby surround
Martin Zillger	....	sound assistant
John Cochrane	....	additional adr editor (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Michael Apling	....	special effects
Manfred Arlt	....	special effects technician
John Baker	....	senior special effects technician
Karl-Heinz Bochnig	....	special effects foreman
Jörg Brehm	....	special effects assistant (as Jorg Brehm)
Norman Ernst	....	special effects technician
John Evans	....	special effects floor supervisor
John Evans	....	special effects supervisor: second unit
Gerd Feuchter	....	special effects
Jeremy Gibbs	....	special effects editor
Rolf Hanke	....	special effects production manager
Till Hertrich	....	special effects technician
Brita Hofmann	....	model maker
Brita Hofmann	....	sculptor
Ron Hone	....	senior special effects technician (as Ronald Hone)
Torsten Knapp	....	special effects technician
Uwe Lehmann	....	first assistant armourer
Sylvio Lienert	....	special effects assistant
Endres Löber	....	special effects technician
Michael Luppino	....	special effects construction foreman
Robert Makolies	....	model maker
Robert Makolies	....	sculptor
Scott McIntyre	....	special effects
Armin Moritz	....	special effects technician
Uli Nefzer	....	special effects supervisor
Roger Nichols	....	senior technician
Mirko Nied	....	special effects technician
Bernd Rautenberg	....	armourer
Thomas Rings	....	special effects technician
Marcus Schmidt	....	special effects technician
Jens Schmiedel	....	senior special effects technician
Thomas Schultz	....	assistant armorer
Norbert Skodock	....	senior special effects technician
Mathias Spannagel	....	special effects assistant
Michael Steinbacher	....	snow effects
Lucien Stephenson	....	snow effects supervisor
Thomas Thiele	....	special effects technician
Albert Von De Thuman	....	special effects coordinator
Christoph von Lengerke	....	special effects technician
Roland Weder	....	special effects assistant
Kit West	....	special effects coordinator
Olaf Will	....	special effects technician
Adolf Wojtinek	....	special effects

Visual Effects by
Nastuh Abootalebi	....	Domino compositor: das werk
Lothar Albrecht	....	technical supervisor: Das Werk
Robin Aristorenas	....	lead digital effects artist: Double Negative
Richard Bain	....	digital effects supervisor: Double Negative
Adrian Banton	....	lead digital compositing artist: Double Negative
Pete Bebb	....	technical director: Double Negative
Antony Bluff	....	visual effects producer: Double Negative
Jim Bowers	....	matte painting supervisor: Double Negative
Sam Breach	....	digital artist: opening titles
Michael Brink	....	additional visual effects producer: das werk
Richard Briscoe	....	lead compositor: Double Negative
Cania	....	lead matte painter: Das Werk
Peter Chiang	....	visual effects supervisor
Frazer Churchill	....	lead compositor: Double Negative
Peter Connelly	....	Domino compositor: Das Werk (as Pete Connelly)
Mike Connolly	....	shake compositor: das werk
Ciaran Crowley	....	matte painter: Double Negative
Philipp Danner	....	compositing assistant
Tabitha Dean	....	visual effects editorial: CFC
Tom Debenham	....	senior compositing artist: das werk
Dimitri Delacovias	....	senior digital matte painter: Double Negative
Robert Duncan	....	lead digital compositing artist: CFC
Sheila Dunn	....	animation supervisor: Double Negative
Sheila Dunn	....	sequence supervisor: Double Negative
Paddy Eason	....	lead digital compositing artist: Double Negative
Julia Egerton	....	digital lab: CFC
Michael Bruce Ellis	....	rotoscope artist: Double Negative (as Mike Ellis)
Michael Elson	....	head of production: MPC
Stephen Elson	....	head of effects production: das werk
Ian Fellows	....	digital paint artist: CFC
Paul J. Franklin	....	senior 3D animator: Double Negative Ltd (as Paul Franklin)
Paul J. Franklin	....	sequence supervisor: Double Negative (as Paul Franklin)
Mark Gardiner	....	special effects model camera operator
Moritz Glaesle	....	Inferno artist: Das Werk (as Moritz Glaisle)
Adam Glasman	....	digital lab: CFC
Gavin Graham	....	scanning and recording: Double Negative
Markus Gratl	....	Inferno compositor: Das Werk
Darrel Griffin	....	studio: CFC
Mikael Hakansson	....	lighting and rendering: Double Negative
Robert Hall	....	digital paint artist: CFC
Pete Hanson	....	studio manager: Double Negative ltd
John Hardwick	....	lead compositor: Double Negative
Annick Harmel-Tourneur	....	computer graphics animator
Ed Hawkins	....	lead digital compositing artist: MPC
Martin Hill	....	lighting and rendering: Double Negative
Henrik Hoffgaard	....	digital lab: CFC
Jan Hogevold	....	head of digital lab: CFC
Matthew Holben	....	visual effects producer: Double Negative
Nikolai Holzach	....	matte painter: Das Werk
Rudi Holzapfel	....	digital effects supervisor: Double Negative
Alex Hope	....	visual effects producer
Michael Illingworth	....	digital compositor
Elie Jamaa	....	technical director: Double Negative
Oliver James	....	research and development: CFC
Merrin Jensen	....	digital lab: CFC
Jody Johnson	....	digital compositor: Double Negative
Michel Jonas	....	Shake compositor: Das Werk
Drew Jones	....	visual effects producer: CFC
Matt Kasmir	....	digital compositing artist: CFC
Jesper Kjölsrud	....	digital visual effects supervisor: Double Negative
Christian Künstler	....	visual effects producer: das werk
Roz Lowrie	....	visual effects editorial: CFC
Steve MacPherson	....	technical operations manager: Double Negative
George Maihöfer	....	Domino compositor: das werk
Julian Mann	....	technical director: Double Negative
Scott Marriott	....	digital paint artist: CFC
Steve McGee	....	lead Inferno operator: das werk
Jake Mengers	....	senior 3D animator: Double Negative
John Moffatt	....	digital compositor: Double Negative
Steve Murgatroyd	....	digital compositor: das werk (as Steven Murgatroyd)
Mark Nelmes	....	digital visual effects supervisor: CFC
Charlie Noble	....	digital compositor: Double Negative
Alexander Nowotny	....	3D artist: Das Werk (as Alex Nowotny)
Chris Panton	....	digital compositor: Double Negative
Natascha Pfeiffer	....	visual effects producer: Das Werk
Matthew Plummer	....	visual effects producer: Double Negative
Paul Poetsch	....	shake compositor: das werk
Martin Preston	....	CG R&D programmer: Double Negative
Martin Preston	....	technical director: Double Negative
Paul Riddle	....	lead compositor: Double Negative
Abraham Schneider	....	Inferno assistant: das werk
Sean Schur	....	visual effects supervisor
Robbie Scott	....	model supervisor
Dominic Sidoli	....	visual effects coordinator: CFC
Sarah Soulsby	....	compositing artist: Double Negative Ltd
Andy Stevens	....	visual effects cameraman: Millfilm
Maria Stroka	....	digital lab operator
Fredrik Sundqvist	....	animation supervisor: Double Negative (as Frederik Sundqvist)
Fredrik Sundqvist	....	sequence supervisor: Double Negative (as Frederik Sundqvist)
Åsa Svedberg	....	digital animator: Double Negative
Peter Talbot	....	visual effects director of photography
Thomas Tannenberger	....	executive effects producer: das werk
Olcun Tan	....	computer graphics supervisor & lead effects developer: das werk
Olcun Tan	....	lead 3D artist: Das Werk (as Olcun Tann)
Richard Thomas	....	key model maker
Clare Tinsley	....	visual effects coordinator: Double Negative
Gavin Toomey	....	digital compositing artist: CFC
Matthew Twyford	....	supervising compositor: das werk (as Matt Twyford)
Giuliano Dionisio Vigano'	....	rotoscope artist: Double Negative (as Giuliano Vigano)
Frank Wegerhoff	....	visual effects producer: das werk
Tim Weimann	....	3D animation
Tim Weimann	....	3D artist: Das Werk
Pat Wong	....	digital compositor
Tom Wood	....	lead digital compositing artist: MPC
Penny Leyton	....	cg artist (uncredited)
Peter Muyzers	....	digital artist: MPC (uncredited)
Ed Plant	....	digital compositor (uncredited)
Mike Pope	....	digital compositor (uncredited)
Duncan Robson	....	motion capture: Audiomotion Ltd. (uncredited)
Mark Topping	....	visual effects model maker (uncredited)

Stunts
Andreas Augsburg	....	stunts
Marko Böhme	....	stunts
Mike Braun	....	stunts
Jim Dowdall	....	stunt coordinator
Thomas Ernstberger	....	stunts
Oliver Fritsche	....	stunts
Oliver Fritsche	....	underwater stunts
Phillip Grannuci	....	stunt coordinator
Peter Haertle	....	stunts
Alex Hardt	....	stunts
Udo Harnach	....	stunt performer
Heiko Henkel	....	stunts
Guido Krüger	....	stunts
Renato Lötsch	....	stunts
Mike Luft	....	stunts
Oliver Nopper	....	stunts
Thorsten Rapst	....	stunts
Antje Rau	....	stunts
Alexander Rose	....	stunts
Armin Sauer	....	stunts: Germany
Thomas Schauer	....	stunts
Bernhard Schirmer	....	stunts
Rene Schobes	....	stunts (as Rene Schobess)
Ralf Tillmann	....	stunts
Vladimir Vilanov	....	stunts (as Vlad Wilanow)
Oliver Wiesner	....	stunts
Thomas Wruck	....	stunts
Phil Adams	....	stunt coordinator (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Christian Almesberger	....	aerial camera operator
Christian Almesberger	....	camera operator
Dieter Bähr	....	key grip: second unit
Alex Bailey	....	still photographer
Klemens Becker	....	camera operator
Geoff Boyle	....	additional photographer
Gerd Breiter	....	camera operator
Jan Brun	....	dolly grip
Sandro Eichler	....	grip
Johnny Feurer	....	focus puller: additional photography
Thomas Gottschalk	....	focus puller
Stefan Grandinetti	....	second assistant camera
Mario Grech	....	grip: construction
Graham Hall	....	assistant camera
Sönke Hansen	....	camera operator: second unit
David Hörnle	....	video assist operator
Holger Joos	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera
Glenn König	....	grip: second unit
Franz-Xaver Kringer	....	focus puller
Andres Lizana Prado	....	video operator
Maher Maleh	....	camera operator
Sebastian Meuschel	....	camera operator
Karl Morgan	....	focus puller
Markus Pluta	....	best boy rigging grip
Christian Scheibe	....	grip: second unit
Ronald Schwarz	....	gaffer
Sascha 'Sash' Seitz	....	second assistant camera
Allen Smith	....	director of photography: second unit
Marco Teuchert	....	best boy
Marco Teuchert	....	electrician
Christian von Spee	....	second assistant camera
Dorit Walbröl	....	second assistant camera: "d" camera
Shawn White	....	gaffer: visual effects unit

Casting Department
Vanessa Baker	....	adr voice casting
Annette Borgmann	....	casting: Germany
Brendan Donnison	....	adr voice casting
Iris Müller	....	extras casting
Tanja Ploetz	....	extras casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Senay Ay	....	costume breakdown
David Crossman	....	costume supervisor: military costumes
Brigitte Friedländer-Rodriguez	....	costume supervisor (as Brigitte Rodriguez)
Dan Grace	....	wardrobe set supervisor
Sabine Groh	....	set costumer
Brita Hofmann	....	costume textile artist
Sonja Mantel	....	costume set supervisor
Richard Olaf Zintel	....	costume preparation
Carola Raum	....	costume supervisor
Timothy Shanahan	....	costume breakdown
Mary Elizabeth Still	....	costume supervisor: second unit
Michelle Wickland	....	costume textile artist
Gerald Moulin	....	costume concept artist (uncredited)

Editorial Department
Etienne Boussac	....	assistant editor
Paul Clegg	....	second assistant editor
Emma Gaffney	....	assistant to editor
Tom Kinnersly	....	assistant editor
Ingrid Lingenberg	....	color timer
Giulia Maura	....	post-production coordinator
Dan Roberts	....	assistant editor
Steven Rosenblum	....	additional editor (as Steve Rosenblum)
Renate Siegl	....	negative cutter
Sandra Stier	....	negative cutter

Music Department
Cathi Black	....	music coordinator
Budd Carr	....	executive music consultant: Mandalay Pictures
Marcia Crayford	....	concert mistress
Dina Eaton	....	music editor: temp music
Terry Edwards	....	choir master
Nancy Fogarty	....	assistant music editor
Isobel Griffiths	....	orchestra contractor
Jim Henrikson	....	supervising music editor
James Horner	....	orchestrator
Barbara McDermott	....	assistant music editor
Jill Meyers	....	music clearances
Julyce Monbleaux	....	music scoring coordinator
Joe E. Rand	....	music editor
J.A.C. Redford	....	orchestrator
Simon Rhodes	....	music scoring mixer
Simon Rhodes	....	score recordist
Nikolai Schulze-Sölde	....	music clearances
Mirek Stiles	....	music assistant engineer
James Horner	....	conductor (uncredited)
Paul Kegg	....	musician: cello (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Marcel Ahrens	....	production driver
Markus Bendler	....	additional action vehicle coordinator
Michael Fechner	....	action vehicle coordinator
Tatjana Jakovleski	....	assistant action vehicle coordinator
Susen Jarmuske	....	production driver
Thomas Lauterkorn	....	driver
Nicole Martens	....	transportation assistant
Inga Meissner	....	production driver
Sebastian Neitsch	....	driver captain
Heinz Werner Schneider	....	transportation captain
Enrico Taubert	....	driver: cast

Other crew
Roman Avianus	....	location assistant
Cassandra Barbour	....	rights and clearances
Veronique Bataille	....	assistant: Mr. Annaud
Markus Bensch	....	location manager
Claudia Davids	....	production accountant
Stephanie Dölker	....	production secretary
Taylor M. Favale	....	production associate (as Taylor Favale)
Theodore M. Ganas	....	rights and clearances
Paul I. Goldsmith	....	set production assistant
Klaus Große Darrelmann	....	location manager
Thomas Hezel	....	script supervisor
Thomas Hezel	....	script supervisor: second unit
Lara Holmes	....	assistant: Ms. Tager (as Lara Reyes)
Georg Ilse	....	production assistant
Tish Johnson	....	post-production accountant: Germany
Linda Ky	....	production assistant
George Lakes	....	production controller
Daniel Mattig	....	assistant: Joseph Fiennes, Germany
Richard Morrison	....	special sequences montage: eagle and globe
Richard Morrison	....	title designer: main titles and end titles
Anja Müller	....	location scout
Kris Olson	....	production coordinator
Roberto Penna	....	production accountant
Fabian Pöhlmann	....	production assistant
Christoph Renger	....	assistant: Mr. Kroeger
Jay Roberts	....	first assistant accountant
Marco Schenke	....	crowd marshall
Anna Schmigalla	....	payroll accountant
Lena Schmigalla	....	accounting assistant
Sabine Schulmeyer	....	location manager
Teja Schwede	....	production assistant
Patric Scott	....	unit publicist
Olive Segré	....	producer: titles and sepecial sequences
Laura Sevier	....	rights and clearances
Kellie Starcher	....	assistant: Peter Guber
Mark Stehli	....	assistant location manager
Altay Ünsal	....	production assistant
Dean Wares	....	title typography
Anja Wedell	....	assistant production coordinator
Sabine Zimmer	....	script supervisor: second unit
J.J. Gordon	....	dialogue coach (uncredited)
Udo Happel	....	production executive (uncredited)
Michael J. Harker	....	completion bond representative (uncredited)
Tarik Heitmann	....	additional research and language consultant (uncredited)
Ryan R. Johnson	....	development associate (uncredited)
Daniel Villagomez	....	credits administrator (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Paramount Pictures (presents)
• Mandalay Pictures (presents)
• KC Medien (in association with)
• Reperage
• DOS
• Little Bird
• MP Film Management
• Swanford Films

Distributors

• United International Pictures (UIP) (2001) (non-USA) (theatrical)
• Bontonfilm (2001) (Czech Republic) (theatrical)
• Constantin Film (2001) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Paramount Pictures (2001) (USA) (theatrical)
• Pathé (2001) (France) (theatrical)
• TriPictures (2001) (Spain) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2001) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2001) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Argentina Video Home (200?) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Argentina Video Home (200?) (Argentina) (VHS)
• BMG Video (2001) (Germany) (VHS)
• British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) (2003) (UK) (TV) (BBC1)
• Fox Crime (2007) (Japan) (TV)
• Net5 (2004) (Netherlands) (TV) (first national airing)
• Paramount Home Entertainment (2001) (Netherlands) (VHS)
• Paramount Home Entertainment (2008) (Netherlands) (DVD) (steelbook)
• Paramount Home Video (2001) (USA) (DVD)
• Paramount Home Video (2001) (USA) (VHS)
• Universum Film (UFA) (2002) (Germany) (DVD)

Special Effects

• Animated Extras
• Computer Film Company, The (CFC)
• Cutting Edge (models)
• Das Werk (digital visual effects)
• Die Nefzers
• Double Negative (digital visual effects)
• Snow Business International (snow effects)
• Snow Business (snow effects)

Other Companies

• Abbey Road Studios  music recorded at (as Abbey Road Studios, London)
• AudioMotion  motion capture services
• Bavaria Bild & Tonbearbeitung GmbH  re-recorded at (as Bavaria Bild)
• DeLuxe Laboratories  prints
• Entertainment Clearances  rights and clearances
• Fig Productions  end title sequence
• Fig Productions  main titles
• Fig Productions  special sequences
• Gearbox Sound and Vision  additional ProTools systems supplied by
• Global Music Service  music preparation
• Goldcrest Post Production London  adr recorded at (as Goldcrest Post Production)
• London Session Orchestra, The  orchestra (uncredited)
• London Voices  choir
• Motion Control Cameras  visual effects
• Moving Picture Company (MPC)  special sequences post-production
• Moving Picture Company (MPC)  titles and graphics
• Moving Picture Company (MPC)  titles post-production
• Panavision UK  camera equipment provided by
• Panavision  cameras and lenses
• Pinewood Studios  foley recorded at
• Snow Business International  thanks (as Snow Business)
• Sony Classical  soundtrack published by
• Studio Babelsberg  dailies (as Babelsberg Film Laboratory)
• Studio Babelsberg  thanks
• Thomas Sturm Military Costumes  thanks

Also Known As:

Duell - Enemy at the Gates (Germany)

MPAA:

Rated R for strong graphic war violence and some sexuality.

Runtime:

131 min

Country:

USA | Germany | UK | Ireland

Language:

English | German | Russian

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:R (certificate #37903) | Iceland:14 (original rating) | Iceland:16 (video rating) | Malaysia:18SG (uncut version) | Malaysia:U (cut version) | Philippines:R-18 | Argentina:13 | Australia:MA (original rating) | Australia:M (TV rating) | Canada:14A | Chile:14 | Finland:K-15 | France:U | Germany:16 (f) (bw) | Hong Kong:IIB | India:A | Netherlands:16 | New Zealand:R15 | Norway:15 | Peru:14 | Singapore:M18 | Singapore:PG (cut) | South Korea:15 | Spain:13 | Sweden:15 | Switzerland:16 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:16 (canton of Vaud) | UK:15

Filming Locations:

Babelsberg, Potsdam, Brandenburg, Germany

Company:

Paramount Pictures

Trivia:

The title of the film is taken from the book "Enemy at the Gate: The Battle for Stalingrad" (1973) by William Craig, which also documents the real-life war exploits of Vasilli Zaitsev.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: When Zaitsev first meets Danilov (before the first five shootings), you can see many of the corpses breath in the cold air.

Quotes:

Nikita Khrushchev: Write it then - "Vasilli Zaitsev is *not* dead. This is what he had for breakfast this morning, here's a picture of him reading today's newspaper." You're the poet.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "High Chaparall: (#3.4)" (2004)

An extrordinary work of raw skill and imagination.

A gut-wrenching and impressive hide-and-seek thriller that uses the bloody battle of Stalingrad (during the second World War) as the clever disguise here for a real battle of courage and determination. The film follows a young and highly talented Russian sniper from the Urals, Vassili Zaitsev (Jude Law - "eXistenZ", "The Talented Mr. Ripley"), who gains national fame from the help of Danilov (Joesph Fiennes - "Shakespeare in Love"), a propoganda officer and his true love and fellow sniper, Tania (Rachael Weisz), who is also flirting with Danilov.

However, the Germans have an ace sniper of their own in Erwin Koning (Ed Harris - "Pollock"), a seasoned and out-spoken Major who comes to Stalingrad only to pick off Vassili. And before Koning leaves, his superior officer asks how he'll find Vassili. Koning says, " I'll fix it so he finds me."

The love triangle that director Jean-Jacques Annaud and co-writer Alain Godard put in the story shows that the pair took a chance and I'll give them credit for doing it. Plus, the love scene that Law and Weisz have is one of the strangest (no offense to either one) that I've seen.

The film's best moments come when Vassili tries to catch Koning off guard, but the problem is Koning is aware of what Vassili is capable of. I won't say how it's done, but the final confrontation is a genuine nail-bitter.

All of the performances here are powerhouse and that includes Bob Hoskins as Nikita Kruschev, a snarling and impatient man and Ron Perlman, who portrays Koulikov, a lieutenant whose teeth are all metal and serves as a guide for Vassili.

Robert Frassie ("Ronin") handles the movie's photography with care and the appearrence of Stalingrad itself reminded me heavily of the war-torn cities shown in Spielsburg's "Saving Private Ryan" and Kubrick's "Full Metal Jacket". Also, James Horner conducts a tender and extremely mournful score that leaves a quiet yet important reminder of how awful war is.

"ENEMY AT THE GATES" is an extrodinary work of raw skill and imagination.