Hart's War

Hart's War is a film about an American Lieutenant captured by German's during the end of World War 2. There he helps protect a fellow African American prisoner.

Fast Facts

1. Starring: Bruce Willis, Colin Farrell, Terrence Howard, and Marcel Iures
2. Director: Gregory Hoblit
3. Writers: John Katzenbach, Billy Ray, Terry George
4. Producers: David Foster, Gregory Hoblit, David Ladd, and Arnold Rifkin
5. Released: February 15, 2002
6. Rated: R
7. Run time: 125 min.
8. Budget: $70,000,000
9. Tagline: Heroes Are Measured By What They Do

Background

Hart's War was directed by Gregory Hoblit who directed the films Primal Fear, Fallen starring Denzel Washington, Frequency, Fracture starring Anthony Hopkins, and Untraceable with Diane Lane. The film opened to mixed reviews and made $19,003,827 at the U.S. Box Office. The film is a World War II prisoner of war film and a court room drama as it tells the tale of an American Lieutenant, in a prison of war camp, who is defending a falsely accused black prisoner against the charge of murder. The case may or may not have racial overtones, or involve issues that are bigger then just the case.

Cast

• Bruce Willis as Col. William A. McNamara
• Colin Farrell as Lt. Thomas W. Hart
• Terrence Howard as Lt. Lincoln A. Scott
• Cole Hauser as Staff Sgt. Vic W. Bedford
• Marcel Lures as Col. Werner Visser
• Linus Roache as Captain Peter A. Ross
• Rory Cochrane as Sgt. Carl S. Webb
• Adrian Grenier as Pvt. Daniel E. Abrams

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