Hart's War2002
Hart's War (2002)
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Critic Consensus: Well-made and solidly acted, Hart's War is modestly compelling. However, the movie suffers from having too many subplots.
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Cast
as Col. McNamara
as Lt. Hart
as Scott
as Bedford
as Visser
as Ross
as Archer
as Gerber
as Sisk
as Cromin
as Webb
as Codman
as Clary
as Abrams
as Pfc. W. Roy Potts
as Pvt. Lewis P. Wakely
as Col. J.M. Lange
as Cpl. B.J. `Depot' Guidry
as Pvt. G.H. `Cookie' Bell

as Cpl. D.F. Lisko

as Pvt. Donald W. West
as Maj. M.F. Giannetti

as Spike Guard

as Maj. Hans Fussel

as Guard

as McNamara's Aide

as Additional stunt coordinator

as Pvt. S.T. Engler

as Maj. Johann Wirtz

as Pvt. R.S. Croutch

as Additional stunt coordinator
as Pvt. T.S. Krasner

as Capt. Robert M. Swann

as Pvt. Pugh

as Lt. M.K. Adams

as Capt. Robert M. Swann
as M.P. Sergeant
as M.P. Sergeant
as Box Car Sergeant

as Morning Guard

as Cranky Corporal

as Delousing Private

as Spike Guard

as Tower Sentry

as Nighttime Appel Guard

as Kooler Guard

as Capt. Lutz

as Barracks 27 POW

as Lowly Guard

as Guard

as Guard

as Guard

as Guard

as Guard

as Guard

as Guard

as Barracks 22 officer

as Barracks 22 oficer

as Barracks 22 officer

as Russian POW

as Russian POW

as Russian POW

as Pvt. Pugh

as Unnamed GI
Critic Reviews for Hart's War
All Critics (123) | Top Critics (41) | Fresh (73) | Rotten (50) | DVD (12)
Hart's War, as you might guess, can get too earnest for its own good. But Billy Ray and Terry George's screenplay, taken from a John Katzenbach novel, is expertly plotted.
Big WWII drama about honor, courage and sacrifice.
This earnest WWII escape story throws in a courtroom drama, but to nobody's advantage.

Reaches for more than it can handle, but it's well-acted and earnest in its intentions.

Proves a servicable World War II drama that can't totally hide its contrivances, but it at least calls attention to a problem Hollywood too long has ignored.
Farrell ... thankfully manages to outshine the role and successfully plays the foil to Willis's world-weary colonel.

Audience Reviews for Hart's War
Hart's War is a very interesting and intriguing Thriller set during the Second World in a POW camp. Hart's War may not be a perfect film, but it dies manage to keep you entertained throughout. Helmed by director Gregory Hoblit, who is a very underrated and talented director, Hart's War is a well acted film with a good enough story. Many reviewers complain that it's a courtroom drama, well no shit, it is in a way. Theres nothing wrong with that, and I found the second half of this film to be quite good. Obviously Hart's War is not a perfect film, theres way too many flaws to count, but the way I see it, is it's an entertaining dramatic thriller with typical Hollywood elements to make the film more appealing to a wider audience. This film is not meant to be realistic in any way, it's just pure entertainment. Simple as that. The film boasts a decent cast of actors, and along with Phone Booth, this is Colin Farrell's best film, I'm not really a fan of his work, but in these two films he's very good. Overall, Hart's War is a pretty good dramatic Thriller, it may try to be too dramatic at times, but it's still a pretty good film worth watching. One of more interesting aspects of this film the numerous twists that unfold throughout, I found them quite thrilling, and you never get an idea of what really is going on till the very end. Before dismissing this film, give it a shot; for me it's a strong 6 out of 10. The actors playing the characters are well suited and just with the idea in mind that a "law student is assigned to defend a black prisoner accused of murder" should give the potential viewer a heads up that this will venture into courtroom drama territory. It's not the best film setting, granted, but it's certainly not the worst. A good enough film to watch on a rainy day.

Super Reviewer
I really don't know, where to place 'Hart's War'. The film starts as a normal POW (prisoner of war) movie, but when the second half begins, it turns into a courtroom drama. Gregory Hoblit, the director of 'Hart's War', has had somewhat of a rollercoaster type of career. After a good movie, he gives us a poor one. He started his feature film career with the excellent 'Primal Fear', then came 'Fallen'. After these came ''Frequency', 'Hart's War', 'Fracture' and then 'Untraceable'. See what I mean? Almost came queasy... 'Hart's War' does have some good scenes but in overall, the film is very uneven. The characters have almost zero depth in 'em. The film also tries to deal with racism but the whole issue was in the end buried beneath the screenwriters unimaginative end twist. Colin Farrell and Marcel Lures give nice performances but the rest of the cast seem to enjoy a nice holiday in a POW camp type of holiday resort. If I were a POW, I'd like to spend some time in a camp where the prisoners have their own theatre and leisure rooms. Pretty far fetched? 'Hart's War', you'll love it or hate it. Or get bored as I did. For fans of Farrell and Willis only. Those who seek for something better, try a classic like 'Stalag 17'.
Super Reviewer
pretty decent war time film mixed with court room drama

Super Reviewer
Hart's War Quotes
Col. Werner Visser: | Look around you.....this is not Geneva. |
Col. William McNamara: | "If we dual, we both lose." |
Col. William McNamara: | If we dual, we both lose. |