Hart's war (DVD) D-219 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures presents a David Ladd Films, David Fostor Productions, Cheyenne Enterprises Production ; directed by Gregory Hoblit ; producers, David Ladd, David Foster, Gregory Hoblit, Arnold Rifkin ; screenplay by Billy Ray, Terry George.
Publisher:
MGM Distribution Company
Copyright Date:
2002
Description:
14 reels of 14 on 7 (ca. 125 min., 11,250 ft.) : sd., col. ; 35mm.
Based on the novel of the same title by John Katzenbach. Copyright: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures, Inc. NM: additional text, narrative, music, audiovisuals, other dramatic & cinematographic material. DCR 2002; PUB 12Feb02; REG 14Feb02; PA1-038-291. Source used: copyright data base; copyright data sheet; Baseline database, 5-16-2002. Summary taken from Baseline. Cast: Bruce Willis, Colin Farrell, Terrence Howard, Cole hause, Marcel Iures.
Summary:
Fourth generation Col. William McNamara is imprisoned in a German POW camp during WWII. Still, as the camp's highest-ranking American officer, he commands his fellow inmates, keeping a sense of honor alive in a place where honor is easy to destroy, all under the dangerous, ever-watchful eye of German Col. Werner Visser. Never relinquishing his duty as a soldier, McNamara is silently planning, waiting for his moment to strike back at the enemy. A murder in the camp gives him the chance to set a risky plan in motion. With a court martial to keep Visser and the German guards distracted, McNamara orchestrates a cunning scheme to escape and destroy a nearby munitions plant, enlisting the unwitting help of a young Lt. Tommy Hart. Together with his men, McNamara uses a hero's resolve to carry out his mission, ultimately forced to weigh the value of his life against the good of his men and his country.
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