Hart`s War (US)
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Beyond Courage, Beyond Honor
Certificate: R
Running Time: 125 mins
Retail Price: $26.98
Release Date:
Content Type: Movie
Synopsis:
Bruce Willis stars as an imprisoned officer who refuses to give up his fight to defeat the Nazis in this "absorbing" (Roger Ebert) WWII adventure. Co-starring Colin Farrell (Minority Report) and packed with "crisp action sequences" (Los Angeles Times), Hart`s War is a powerful and "stirring tribute to soldierly courage and honor" (L.A. Daily News).
When Col. McNamara (Willis) is stripped of his freedom in a German POW camp, he`s determined to keep on fighting - even from behind enemy lines. Enlisting the help of a young lieutenant (Farrell) in a brilliant plot against his captors, McNamara risks everything on a mission to free his men… and change the outcome of the war.
Special Features:
Audio Commentary with Bruce Willis, the Director and Writer
Audio Commentary with the Producer
Deleted Scenes with Director`s Commentary
Photo Gallery
Theatrical Trailer
Video Tracks:
Widescreen Anamorphic 2.35:1
Pan & Scan 1.33:1
Audio Tracks:
Dolby Digital 5.1 English
Dolby Digital Surround 2.0 Spanish
Dolby Digital Surround 2.0 French
Subtitle Tracks:
French
English
Spanish
Portuguese
Directed By:
Gregory Hoblit
Written By:
Terry George
Billy Ray
John Katzenbach
Starring:
Marcel Iures
Cole Hauser
Terrence Dashon Howard
Colin Farrell
Bruce Willis
Casting By:
Jessica Horáthová
Deborah Aquila
Soundtrack By:
Rachel Portman
Director of Photography:
Alar Kivilo
Editor:
David Rosenbloom
Costume Designer:
Elisabetta Beraldo
Production Designer:
Lilly Kilvert
Producer:
Arnold Rifkin
David Ladd
Gregory Hoblit
Patricia Graf
David Foster
Stephen J. Eads
Executive Producer:
Wolfgang Glattes
Distributor:
United Artists
Metro Goldwyn Mayer
Your Opinions and Comments
The (highly unlikely) story is about a group of POW`s and their daily lives in their stalag during the last months of WWII.
The video transfer is ok (for both the widescreen and the fullscreen versions). While the picture is clean of defects, the dark scenes lose some detail and the blacks are a bit pixelized.
The DD 5.1 soundtrack is very good. The surrounds are used explosively during the action scenes.
The menus are animated with sound.
The extras include 2 commentaries, 10 deleted scenes and a photo gallery.
Bottom line - this movie was a major flop in theaters, because I believe people did not buy the all-too-Americanized story. For the home theater audience, however, it can be enjoyable - as long as you don`t mind seeing Willis trying to act (and failing to do so, miserably).