ENEMY AT THE GATES
Featuring an extraordinary cast bringing to life one of the most heroic and horrific struggles of World War II - the Battle for Stalingrad.
With over 1 million Russian lives lost in this battle, Director Jean-Jacques Annaud balances the epic with the intimate, the historical with the personal...
Legendary Russian sniper, Vassili Zaitsev (Law), has become a national hero with the full backing of the head of communist propaganda (Fiennes) and endorsement of the local commander, the man destined to become Soviet Premier a decade later, Nikita Krushchev (Hoskins) himself. The inspiration he gives to the Russian army might just be enough to tip the balance of power and save Stalingrad from the invading German forces.
So to break the Russian spirit, the Nazis send in their most decorated and cunning sharp-shooter, Major Konig (Ed Harris). As the city crumbles around them, Vassili and Major Konig begin a cat and mouse game of daring, skill and patience. In this one-on-one struggle to the death, each man is waiting for the perfect shot...and only one of them will walk out of Stalingrad alive.
U-571
The story begins in 1942 and Hitler's infamous U-boats are causing havoc in the Atlantic, sinking more than 1,000 allied ships and are getting closer to the US everyday. The problem is that Allied Forces cannot break the German's notorious ENIGMA code. If only they could get their hands on the mysterious Enigma machine, the whole tide of the war will change.
When a German U-boat is found crippled in the mid-Atlantic, the US Navy realises it's time to pounce and capture the Enigma+.but it's a race against time as they try to get to the damaged sup before a German reconnaissance mission does.
With spectacular special effects, awe-inspiring action and an all-star cast including Matthew McConaughey, Bill Paxton, Harvey Keitel and Jon Bon Jovi, U-571 is the most explosive, gripping and authentic underwater war epic in years.
Title: Enemy At Gates / U-571
Format: DVD
Release Date: 05 Mar 2008
Actor(s): Jude Law
Sku: 2105095
Catalogue No: R-108082-9
Category: Drama