Film

Enemy at the Gates 2001

Directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud

  • War, History
  • 131 min
  • R

A single bullet can change history.

A Russian and a German sniper play a game of cat-and-mouse during the Battle of Stalingrad in WWII.

WarHistorysniperherowinterworld war iistalingradbased on true storynazi officerbattlebombingdeath1940ssoldiers

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  • gravecomic
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