Hart's War
2002 · Movie · R · 125 min · ★ 6.4 · 55% critics
Captured and sent to a German POW camp late in World War II, an American officer tries to keep fighting from behind enemy lines. As tensions flare among the prisoners and a murder accusation sparks an improvised trial, he’s pulled into a risky plan that could protect his fellow soldiers and strike back at their captors.
Based on Hart's War
Also known as Le combat du lieutenant Hart
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Details
- Years
- 2002
- Release date
- 2002-02-15
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 125 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 55/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.4/10 (1,065 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a WWII POW story that mixes courtroom conflict, moral dilemmas, and simmering tension more than nonstop battles; Not for you if you need strict realism or a subtle finale—try Tigerland for a different war angle.
Pros: tense POW-camp drama; strong performances; moral stakes feel big | Cons: slow early stretch; contrived plot turns; ending divides viewers
Themes
- escape
- world war ii
- prisoner of war
- us army
- trial
- prison escape
- tribunal
- soldier
- military tribunal
- xenophobia
- escape from prison
Cast & crew
Bruce Willis
as Col. William A. McNamara
Colin Farrell
as Lt. Thomas W. Hart
Terrence Howard
as Lt. Lincoln A. Scott
Marcel Iureș
as Col. Werner Visser
Cole Hauser
as Staff Sgt. Vic W. Bedford
Linus Roache
as Capt. Peter A. Ross
Vicellous Shannon
as Lt. Lamar T. Archer
Rory Cochrane
as Sgt. Carl S. Webb
Joe Spano
as Col. J.M. Lange
Michael Weston
as Pfc. W. Roy Potts
Directed by Gregory Hoblit