Taglines: Beyond Courage, Beyond Honor.
Hart’s War movie storyline. Fourth-generation Army Col. William McNamara is imprisoned in a brutal German POW camp. Still, as the senior-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 eye of the Luftwafe vetran Col. Wilhelm Visser. Never giving up the fight to win the war, 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 Germans distracted, McNamara orchestrates a cunning scheme to escape and destroy a nearby munitions plant, enlisting the unwitting help of 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 country.
Hart’s War is a 2002 American thriller drama film about a World War II prisoner of war (POW) camp based on the novel by John Katzenbach. It stars Bruce Willis as Col. William McNamara and Colin Farrell as Lt. Thomas Hart. The film co-stars Terrence Howard, Cole Hauser and Marcel Iureş. The film, directed by Gregory Hoblit, was shot at Barrandov Studios in Prague, and released on 15 February 2002. The film earned mixed reviews and was a box office failure.
Hart’s War (2002)
Oirected by: Gregory Hoblit
Starring: Bruce Willis, Colin Farrell, Terrence Dashon Howard, Cole Hauser, Marcel Iures, Linus Roache, Sebastian Tillinger, Michael Weston, Adrian Grenier
Screenplay by: John Katzenbach, Billy Ray
Production Design by: Lilly Kilvert
Cinematography by: Alar Kivilo
Film Editing by: David Rosenbloom
Costume Design by: Elisabetta Beraldo
Set Decoration by: Patrick Cassidy
Art Direction by: Martin Kurel, John Warnke
Music by: Rachel Portman
MPAA Rating: R for some strong war violence and language.
Oistributed by: Metro Goldwyn Mayer, 20th Century Fox (International)
Release Date: February 15, 2002
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