In hart s war he is chosen by fellow nazi war camp captive willis to defend a black man terence howard accused of killing a white prisoner. A law student becomes a lieutenant during world war ii, is captured. Acting is great all around and colin farrell is wonderful as the somewhat naive soldier to one willing to stand up for the injustices he sees. Thus, its enough to keep you watching, although i wish id read the book first. Aug 14, 2009 colin farrell talks about bruce willis. Harts war by gregory hoblit bruce willis, colin farrell. I know, i know, i still need to get the cast names in there and ill be eternally tweaking it, so if you have any corrections, feel free to drop me.
As with most war films, it shows us the stress military men so often find themselves under. The film costars terrence howard, cole hauser and marcel iures. The late late show with james corden recommended for you. Enlisting the help of a young lieutenant colin farrell, mcnamara risks everything on a mission to free his men. Harts war during wwii, a law student moves up the ranks to lieutenant. Harts war is a 2002 film about a fictional world war ii prisoner of war based on the novel by john katzenbach starring bruce willis, colin farrell and terrence howard. Colin farrell and bruce willis star in this world war ii movie set in a pow camp. Based on a novel by whodunit specialist john katzenbach, harts war unfolds entirely within the confines of a german prisonerofwar camp. These men are prisoners of war, dealing with interrogations and circumstances that are out of their control. Despite the fact that the movie is being marketed as a bruce willis action. The main plot in the novel is fictional, but seems to make use of some existing background information. Harts war is a novel by john katzenbach, first published in 1999. The film, directed by gregory hoblit, was shot at barrandov studios in prague, and released on february 15, 2002.
Tom hart colin farrell is assigned by commanding officer colonel william mcnamara willis to defend an africanamerican pilot accused of. Harts war is based on the novel by john katzenbach. Finally, the hart s war script is here for all you quotes spouting fans of the movie starring bruce willis and colin farrell. Willis plays fourth generation war hero colonel william mcnamara. Movies john katzenbachs novel, harts war, was loosely about his fathers wwii. This script is a transcript that was painstakingly transcribed using the screenplay andor viewings of harts war. Harts war is a movie about honor, loyalty, alliances and bigotry. Its all colin farrell you see him, hear his voice, from beginning to end. Tommy hart colin farrell has been assigned to defend him in a. Farrell is excellent as is willis in what admittedly is a far smaller role. Tom hart colin farrell is assigned by commanding officer colonel william mcnamara willis to defend an africanamerican pilot accused of killing a racist fellow inmate. Colin farrell, the young irish actor known best for his work in the.
For example, in the book, tommy, like young nicholas katzenbach, is a. With bruce willis, colin farrell, terrence howard, cole hauser. A specialops commander leads his team into the nigerian jungle in order to rescue a doctor who will only join them if they agree to save 70 refugees too. William mcnamara bruce willis, the senior officer among the. Hart s war is based on the novel by john katzenbach.
This script is a transcript that was painstakingly transcribed using the screenplay andor viewings of hart s war. To me, harts war exemplified exactly what others have failed to do. Harts war script transcript from the screenplay andor. I normally like seeing movies based on books ive read, but this movie is a. He is captured and asked to defend a black prisoner of war. Hart s war is a movie about honor, loyalty, alliances and bigotry. He is captured and asked to defend a black prisoner of war who was accused of a murder he did not commit. Harts war is a 2002 american thriller drama film about a world war ii prisoner of war pow camp based on the novel by john katzenbach. I fully expect film makers to adjust the movie script, simply because its never possible to include the entire book in a 2 hour film, but with harts war, the film is. The movie of the same name, starring bruce willis, was released in 2002. One cannot help comparing those two movies and also see parallels between the choice of ed harris in this one and bruce willis in the other. Finally, the harts war script is here for all you quotes spouting fans of the movie starring bruce willis and colin farrell. With bruce willis, cole hauser, monica bellucci, eamonn walker. Enlisting the help of a young lieutenant colin farrell in a brilliant plot.
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