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Hart's War

Name: Hart's War
Released: 2002-02-15T00:00:00.000000Z
Rating: 6.4

Beyond courage, beyond honor.

2002 • 125 min • ★ 6.4 (1,099) • Released

Drama War

When Col. William McNamara is stripped of his freedom in a German POW camp, he's determined to keep on fighting even from behind enemy lines. Enlisting the help of a young lieutenant in a brilliant plot against his captors, McNamara risks everything on a mission to free his men and change the outcome of the war.

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Original title: Hart's War
Language: EN
Country: US
Budget: $70,000,000
Revenue: $32,287,044

Reviews & Ratings 1

Wuchak

May 31, 2018 · via TMDB

★ 8.0

Like Hogan's Heroes but serious and quasi-realistic RELEASED IN 2002 and directed by Gregory Hoblit, "Hart's War" is a war flick about a paper-pushing lieutenant with a background in law (Colin Farrell) who is unexpectedly captured in Belgium and taken to a POW camp in southern Germany in the closing months of the European theater of the war. He eventually befriends and defends a Tuskegee Airmen (Terrence Howard). Marcel Iures plays the humane German commandant while Bruce Willis plays the tough-as-nails American colonel of the POWs. Cole Hauser is on hand as a racist soldier. This is obviously not a conventional WWII flick. Although it starts out with some great war action, it has more in common with films like "Stalag 17" (1953) and "The Great Escape" (1963), albeit with modern filmmaking craft. As my title blurb points out, it's reminiscent of Hogan's Heroes but without the comedy, plus elements of “A Few Good Men” (1992). The film isn't really about survival in the POW camp, but rather the tensions of the prisoners and the criminal drama. Some have complained that no fascist camp colonel in his right mind would allow such a trial as depicted in the movie. But there are several reasons why the commandant would allow it: (1.) for entertainment, (2.) to witness and understand the American way, (3.) he knew the war would be over soon and wanted to have the Allie's favor, or (4.) a mixture of the above. Keep in mind that the commandant went to school in the US after the first world war so he was enamored by American lifestyle and had a fondness for jazz. I'm sure entertainment was a huge factor since POW camp life is just as boring for the captors as it is for the captives over time. The climax telegraphs that this is a war MOVIE and not real life, but it's packed with action and gripping drama. It’s also ultimately quite moving. Although it failed at the box office, "Hart's War" is a very good WWII POW camp movie and, in some ways, great. THE FILM RUNS 125 minutes and was shot in the Czech Republic. GRADE: B+/A-

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Cast 30

Bruce Willis

Col. William A. McNamara

Colin Farrell

Lt. Thomas W. Hart

Terrence Howard

Lt. Lincoln A. Scott

Marcel Iureș

Col. Werner Visser

Cole Hauser

Staff Sgt. Vic W. Bedford

Linus Roache

Capt. Peter A. Ross

Vicellous Shannon

Lt. Lamar T. Archer

Rory Cochrane

Sgt. Carl S. Webb

Joe Spano

Col. J.M. Lange

Michael Weston

Pfc. W. Roy Potts

Adrian Grenier

Pvt. Daniel E. Abrams

Jonathan Brandis

Pvt. Lewis P. Wakely

Maury Sterling

Pfc. Dennis A. Gerber

Sam Jaeger

Capt. R.G. Sisk

Scott Michael Campbell

Cpl. Joe S. Cromin

Sam Worthington

as Cpl. B.J. 'Depot' Guidry

Rick Ravanello

Maj. Joe Clary

Sebastian Tillinger

Pvt. Bert D. 'Moose' Codman

Brad Hunt

Pvt. G.H. 'Cookie' Bell

Tony Devlin

Pvt. Donald W. West

Rúaidhrí Conroy

Cpl. D.F. Lisko

Michael Landes

Maj. M.F. Giannetti

David Barrass

Maj. Hans Fussel

René Ifrah

Pvt. T.S. Krasner

Holger Handtke

Maj. Johann Wirtz

Danny Babington

Pvt. S.T. Engler

Rocky Marshall

Capt. Robert M. Swann

Christian Kahrmann

MP Sergeant

Jim Boeven

MP Sergeant

Jan Nemejovský

Spike Guard

Crew 16

Alar Kivilo

Director of Photography

Gary Dagg

Key Grip

Bud Davis

Stunt Coordinator

Gregory Hoblit

Director

Petr Drozda

Second Second Assistant Director

Gregory Plotkin

Assistant Editor

Stephen J. Eads

Associate Producer

Deborah Aquila

Casting

David Foster

Producer

David Ladd

Producer

Gregory Hoblit

Producer

Rachel Portman

Original Music Composer

Steve Boeddeker

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

John Katzenbach

Author

Billy Ray

Screenplay

Terry George

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US Release Dates 1

Feb 15, 2002

R Theatrical