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Enemy At The Gate

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 Enemy At The Gate   Directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud Written by Jean-Jacques Annaud ,Alain Godard Based on Enemy at the Gates: The Battle for Stalingrad by William Craig Produced by Jean-Jacques Annaud Starring Joseph Fiennes ,Jude Law ,Rachel Weisz ,Bob Hoskins ,Ed Harris Cinematography Robert Fraisse Edited by Noëlle Boisson ,Humphrey Dixon Music by James Horner Production companies Mandalay Pictures ,Repérage Films Distributed by Paramount Pictures (United States) ,Pathé Distribution (France) ,Constantin Film (Germany) Release date March 16, 2001 Running time 131 minutes Countries United States United Kingdom France Germany Ireland Languages English ,German ,Russian Budget $68 million Box office $97 million   STORY LINE A young Vasily Zaitsev is taught how to shoot a hunting rifle by his grandfather, in the Ural Mountains. Later, following the invasion of the Soviet Union in 1941, Zaitsev is a soldier in the Red Army and is s...

Enemy At The Gate

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 Enemy At The Gate   Directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud Written by Jean-Jacques Annaud ,Alain Godard Based on Enemy at the Gates: The Battle for Stalingrad by William Craig Produced by Jean-Jacques Annaud Starring Joseph Fiennes ,Jude Law ,Rachel Weisz ,Bob Hoskins ,Ed Harris Cinematography Robert Fraisse Edited by Noëlle Boisson ,Humphrey Dixon Music by James Horner Production companies Mandalay Pictures ,Repérage Films Distributed by Paramount Pictures (United States) ,Pathé Distribution (France) ,Constantin Film (Germany) Release date March 16, 2001 Running time 131 minutes Countries United States United Kingdom France Germany Ireland Languages English ,German ,Russian Budget $68 million Box office $97 million   STORY LINE A young Vasily Zaitsev is taught how to shoot a hunting rifle by his grandfather, in the Ural Mountains. Later, following the invasion of the Soviet Union in 1941, Zaitsev is a soldier in the Red Army and is s...

Tear of The Sun

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 Tear of The Sun   Directed by  Antoine Fuqua Written by  Alex Lasker , Patrick Cirillo Produced by  Ian Bryce , Mike Lobell , Arnold Rifkin Starring  Bruce Willis , Monica Bellucci , Cole Hauser , Tom Skerritt , Cinematography , Mauro Fiore Edited by  Conrad Buff Music by  Hans Zimmer Production  companies  Columbia Pictures , Revolution Studios , CheyenneEnterprises Distributed by  Sony Pictures Releasing Release date  March 7, 2003 Running time  121 minutes Country  United States Language  English Budget  $100.5 million Box office  $86.5 million STORY LINE Turmoil erupts in Nigeria following a military coup d'etat led by exiled General Mustafa Yakubu in which President Samuel Azuka and his entire family are reportedly assassinated. The ethnic enmity is between the Fulani Moslems in the north and Christian Ibo in the south. Foreigners evacuate the country and Lieutenant...

Road To Perdition

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Road To Perdition   Directed by  Sam Mendes Screenplay by  David Self Based on  Road to Perdition  by Max Allan Collins  Richard Piers Rayner Produced by  Richard D. Zanuck , Dean Zanuck , Sam Mendes Starring  Tom Hanks , Paul Newman , Jude Law , Jennifer Jason Leigh , Stanley Tucci , Daniel Craig , Cinematography , Conrad L. Hall Edited by  Jill Bilcock Music by  Thomas Newman Production  company  The Zanuck Company Distributed by  DreamWorks Pictures (United States) , 20th Century Fox (International) Release date  July 12, 2002 Running time  117 minutes Country  United States Language  English Budget  $80 million Box office  $183.4 million STORY LINE The film begins and ends in 1931 during the Great Depression with a voiceover from Michael Sullivan, Jr., speaking about his father. Michael Sullivan, Sr. was orphaned and then raised by Irish mob boss John Roon...

UP

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UP  Directed by Pete Docter Screenplay by Bob Peterson ,Pete Docter Story by Pete Docter ,Bob Peterson ,Tom McCarthy Produced by Jonas Rivera Edited by Kevin Nolting Music by Michael Giacchino Production companies Walt Disney Pictures ,Pixar Animation Studios Distributed by Walt Disney Studios ,Motion Pictures Release dates  May 13, 2009 (Cannes) ,May 29, 2009 (United States) Running time 96 minutes Country United States Language English Budget $175 million Box office $735.1 million STORY LINE As a young boy, Carl Fredricksen idolizes explorer Charles Muntz. But after he is accused of presenting a fake giant bird skeleton from Paradise Falls in South America, Muntz returns to the area intent on clearing his name by capturing a living specimen. Carl meets fellow Muntz fan Ellie, who confides her desire to move her "clubhouse"—an abandoned house in the neighborhood—to a cliff overlooking Paradise Falls. The two later marry and live in the rebuilt hou...

Saving Private Ryan

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Saving Private Ryan Directed by Steven Spielberg Written by Robert Rodat Produced by Steven Spielberg ,Ian Bryce ,Mark Gordon ,Gary Levinsohn Starring Tom Hanks ,Edward Burns ,Matt Damon ,Tom Sizemore Music by John Williams Production companies  DreamWorks Pictures ,Paramount Pictures ,Amblin Entertainment ,Mutual Film Company Distributed by  DreamWorks Pictures (North America) ,Paramount Pictures (International) Release date July 24, 1998 Running time 169 minutes Country United States Language English Budget $70 million Box office $482.3 million STORY LINE An elderly veteran walks through a cemetery, accompanied by his family. Coming to a specific grave, he is overcome with emotion and begins recalling his time as a soldier. On the morning of June 6, 1944, the U.S. Army lands at Omaha Beach as part of the Normandy invasion. Captain John H. Miller leads his command, Company C, 2nd Ranger Battalion in a breakout from the beach. The staff at the United ...

The Green Mile

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The Green Mile Directed by :Frank Darabont Screenplay by :Frank Darabont Based on :The Green Mile by Stephen King Produced by :Frank Darabont David Valdes Starring :Tom Hanks ,David Morse ,Bonnie Hunt ,Michael Clarke Duncan ,James Cromwell ,Michael Jeter ,Graham Greene ,Doug Hutchison ,Sam Rockwell ,Barry Pepper ,Jeffrey DeMunn ,Patricia Clarkson ,Harry Dean Stanton Music by :Thomas Newman Production companies :Castle Rock Entertainment ,Darkwoods Productions Release date :December 10, 1999 (United States) Running time :188 minutes Country :United States Language :English Budget :$60 million Box office :$286.8 million STORY LINE At a Louisiana assisted-living home, elderly retiree Paul Edgecomb becomes emotional while viewing the film Top Hat. His companion Elaine becomes concerned, and Paul explains to her that the film reminded him of events that he witnessed in 1935 when he was an officer at Cold Mountain Penitentiary's death row, nicknamed "The Green Mile." In 1935,...

Blood Diamond

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  Blood Diamond Directed by :Edward Zwick Written by :Charles Leavitt Story by :Charles Leavitt , C. Gaby Mitchell Produced by :Marshall Herskovitz ,Graham King ,Paula Weinstein ,Alexzander Breault-Boucher Music by :James Newton Howard Release date :December 8, 2006 (United States) Running time :143 minutes Country :United States Language :English Budget :$100 million Box office :$171.7 million STORY LINE The film is set in 1999 in Sierra Leone, a West African nation ravaged by a decade of civil war. Rebel factions such as the Revolutionary United Front (RUF) frequently terrorize the countryside, intimidating Mende locals and enslaving many to harvest diamonds, which fund their increasingly successful war effort. One such unfortunate local is fisherman Solomon Vandy (Djimon Hounsou) from Shenge. While his family escapes the rebels, Vandy is assigned to a workforce overseen by Captain Poison (David Harewood), a ruthless warlord. One morning, while mining a river,...

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