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''Hart's War'' is a 2002 World War II movie starring [[Colin Farrell]] as 1st Lt. Thomas Hart, an Army Lieutenant who is captured and sent to a German POW camp, where he finds himself serving as defense lawyer for a black fighter pilot who is accused of murdering a fellow American POW. [[Bruce Willis]] co-stars as Col. William McNamara, the Army Colonel who presides over the trial.  The film also features an early movie role for [[Sam Worthington]].
{{Infobox Movie
|name = Hart's War
|picture = Harts war.jpg
|caption = ''Movie Poster''
|country = [[Image:USA.jpg|25px]] United States
|director = Gregory Hoblit
|date= February 15, 2002
|language = English<br />German<br />Russian
|studio=Metro–Goldwyn–Mayer
|distributor=MGM Distribution Co. (United States)<br />20th Century Fox (International)
|character1=Lt. Thomas W. Hart
|actor1=[[Colin Farrell]]
|character2=Col. William A. McNamara
|actor2=[[Bruce Willis]]
|character3=Lt. Lincoln A. Scott
|actor3=[[Terrence Howard]]
|character4=Staff Sgt. Vic W. Bedford
|actor4=[[Cole Hauser]]
|character5=Oberst Werner Visser
|actor5=[[Marcel Iures]]
|character6=Cpt. Peter A. Ross
|actor6=[[Linus Roache]]
|character7=Cpl. B.J. Guidry
|actor7=[[Sam Worthington]]
|character8=Col. Lange
|actor8=[[Joe Spano]]
|character9=Private First Class Potts
|actor9=[[Adrian Grenier]]
|character10=Captain Swann
|actor10=[[Rocky Marshall]]
}}
 
'''''Hart's War''''' is a 2002 World War II film that is an adaptation of a novel written by John Katzenbach.  The film stars [[Colin Farrell]] as 1st Lt. Thomas Hart, a US Army lieutenant who is captured by German forces and sent to a POW camp, where he finds himself serving as defense lawyer to a "[[Red Tails|Red Tail]]" fighter pilot ([[Terrence Howard]]) who is accused of murdering a fellow American POW. [[Bruce Willis]] co-stars as Col. William McNamara, the POW Army Colonel who presides over the trial.  The film also features early film roles for [[Sam Worthington]] and [[Linus Roache]].
 
{{Film Title}}


{{Film Title|Hart's War}}
[[Image:Harts war.jpg|thumb|right|300px|''Hart's War'' (2002)]]
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=Pistols=


==Colt M1911A1==
==Colt M1911A1==
German Commandos, disguised as M.P's (Military Police), carry Colt [[M1911A1]] .45 Pistols as they take 1st Lt. Thomas Hart ([[Colin Farrell]]) prisoner.
German Commandos ([[Christian Kahrmann]] and [[Jim Boeven]]), disguised as M.P.s (Military Police), carry Colt [[M1911A1]] .45 caliber pistols as they take 1st Lt. Thomas Hart ([[Colin Farrell]]) prisoner. Capt. Robert M. Swann ([[Rocky Marshall]]) is briefly seen with a Colt in his holster at the beginning of the movie.
[[Image:M1911Colt.jpg|thumb|none|300px|[[M1911|M1911A1]] .45 ACP]]
[[Image:M1911Colt.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Colt M1911A1 - .45 ACP.]]
[[Image:Hart 01.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Closeup of the M1911A1 held by German commando disguised as an American MP.]]
[[Image:HartWar-Colt1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Capt. Robert M. Swann slowly moves his hand to his Colt.]]
[[Image:Hart 01.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Closeup of the M1911A1 held by a German commando disguised as an American MP.]]
[[Image:HartWar-Colt2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|"'''''Put your hands up!'''''"<br />The same commando points the Colt at the shocked Lt. Thomas W. Hart.]]
[[Image:HartWar-Colt3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The other commando starts firing at Lt. Hart trying to escape the ambush.]]


== M1 Carbine ==
==Walther P38==
The [[M1 Carbine]] is carried by a German Commando disguised as an M.P. (Military Police).
The personal sidearm of camp commandant Oberst Werner Visser ([[Marcel Iures]]) is a [[Walther P38]] pistol. When he sees the weapon disassembled on the commandant's desk, Col. William McNamara ([[Bruce Willis]]) is seen assembling it and pointing it at Visser.
[[Image:M1-Carbine.jpg‎|thumb|none|450px|World War Two Era [[M1 Carbine|M1 Carbine]], with Dark Walnut Stock, 'L' peep sight and no bayonet lug - correct for most of WWII, shown with khaki sling and oiler and a period Magazine pouch for buttstock]]
[[Image:P38Black.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Walther P38 with black grips - 9x19mm]]
[[Image:Hart 03.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A disguised German commando has an M1 Carbine slung over his back .]]
[[Image:Hart 14.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Visser's Walther lays disassembled on his desk.]]
[[Image:Hart 17.jpg|thumb|none|600px|"''Got another one of these around here somewhere?''"<br />Col. William McNamara ([[Bruce Willis]]) confronts Col. Visser with the Walther.]]
[[Image:Hart 18.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Oberst Werner Visser ([[Marcel Iures]]) with the Walther pointed at him.]]


== MP40 ==
=Submachine Guns=
The [[MP40]] is carried by guards .
 
[[Image:MP40.jpg‎|thumb|450px|none|MP40 Sub Machine Gun]]
==M1928A1 Thompson==
[[Image:Hart 05.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A German Soldier holds an MP40 as a P-51 strafes the trainyard.]]
One of the German Commandos ([[Christian Kahrmann]]) carries an [[M1928A1 Thompson]] submachine gun over his shoulder.
[[File:M1928A1 Thompson.jpg|thumb|none|400px|M1928A1 Thompson with 30-round magazine - .45 ACP]]
[[Image:HartsWar-Thompson1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Capt. Robert M. Swann notices suspicious traces in the snow at the signpost which reveals the magazine of the Thompson carried by the disguised German.]]
[[Image:HartsWar-Thompson2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|While giving Lt. Hart a slap with his Colt, the Thompson swings forward. The Lyman Adjustable Sight and top-mounted charging handle are perfectly seen.]]
 
==MP40==
The [[MP40]] is carried by German soldiers and camp guards.
[[Image:MP40.jpg‎|thumb|400px|none|Maschinenpistole 40 - 9x19mm]]
[[Image:HartsWar-MP0.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The ''Unterfeldwebel'' (Sergeant) ([[Dan van Husen]]) escorting Lt. Hart to the boxcar lugs his MP40 slung on his shoulder which offers a view of the grip seen behind his right arm.]]
[[Image:Hart 05.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A German soldier holds an MP40 as a P-51 strafes the train yard.]]
[[Image:HartsWar-MP1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Another ''Soldat'' (Private) demanding the prisoners to stand where they are holds his MP40. The example is an early variant with an [[MP38]]-style charging handle and none ribbed magazine well.]]
[[Image:HartsWar-MP2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Firing the MP40 in the air. This one is a late version.]]
 
==MP41==
At least, one of the guards can briefly be seen with an [[MP41]].
[[Image:Mp41-1.jpg‎|thumb|400px|none|Maschinenpistole 41 - 9x19mm]]
[[Image:MP41hart.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The German guard with dog on Hart's right carries an MP41.]]
[[Image:HartsWar-MPS1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A closer view of the guard patrolling outside the camp.]]
 
=Rifles/Carabines=
 
==M1 Garand==
Two American M.P. at the Allied HQ appear to be armed with [[M1 Garand]]s.
[[Image:M1 Garand.jpg|thumb|450px|none|M1 Garand with leather M1917 sling - .30-06]]
[[Image:HartsWar-Garand1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The two M.P.s are seen between the truck and jeep. Note the longer and thicker barrel.]]
 
==M1 Carbine==
The [[M1 Carbine]] is carried by a German Commando ([[Jim Boeven]]) disguised as an M.P., as well as by Captain Swann ([[Rocky Marshall]]) in the Jeep.
[[Image:M1c.jpg‎|thumb|none|450px|M1 Carbine (Post-War) - .30 Carbine]]
[[Image:HartsWar-MC1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A view of the M1's front right in front of Captain Swann.]]
[[Image:HartsWar-MC2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The anachronistic bayonet lug is seen when the two are stopped in the forest.]]
[[Image:Hart 03.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A disguised German commando has the M1 Carbine slung on his left shoulder.]]
[[Image:HartsWar-MC3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The commando falls backward which offers a view of the buttstock.]]
 
==Karabiner 98k==
The guards at the Stalag carry the [[Karabiner 98k]] rifle. Maj. Johann Wirtz ([[Holger Handtke]]) uses one taken from a guard in Barrack 22.
[[Image:Karabiner-98K.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Karabiner 98k - 7.92x57mm]]
[[Image:HartsWar-Karabiner-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|During the ambush in the Ardennes a German soldier in snow camouflage opens fire at fleeing Lt. Hart.]]
[[Image:HartsWar-Karabiner2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A German Private fires his Kar98k to get the prisoners' attention.]]
[[Image:Hart 10.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The German tower guard (Jan Marsík) takes aim at Bedford with his Karabiner.]]
[[Image:Hart 11.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The guard prepares to take another shot.]]
[[Image:Hart 19.jpg|thumb|none|600px|German guards raise their Karabiners as they are ordered to execute some POWs.]]
 
=Machine Guns=


==MG34==
==MG34==
The [[MG34]] is used by German guards when the P-51 is seen strafing the trainyard. It's also seen in the Stalag guard towers.
The [[MG34]] is used by German guards when the P-51 is seen strafing the train yard. It's also seen in the Stalag guard towers.
[[Image:Mg-34.jpg|none|thumb|500px|MG34 7.92x57mm Mauser.]]
[[Image:Mg-34.jpg|none|thumb|400px|Maschinengewehr 34 - 7.92x57mm Mauser]]
[[Image:Hart 09.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A German soldier fires the MG34 (in its anti-aircraft configuration) at the attacking P-51. Note the tripod and large target sight.]]
[[Image:HartsWar-MG1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The dual-mounted MG34s being prepared by a German soldier to engage an incoming P-51.]]
[[Image:Hart 10.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The MG34 is seen in the guard tower next to the guard.]]
[[Image:Hart 09.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Another German soldier fires the MG34 (in its anti-aircraft configuration) at the attacking P-51. Note the tripod and large target sight.]]
[[Image:HartsWar-MG2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The soldier is bombed off his MG34 which reveals the side-mounted belt drum.]]
[[Image:Hart 10.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The MG34 is seen in the guard tower on the left.]]


==Karabiner 98k==
==ZB-53==
The guards at the Stalag carry the [[Karabiner 98k]] rifle.
What appears to be a Czech [[ZB-53]] machine gun is very briefly seen during the P-51's attack on the trainyard.
[[Image:Karabiner-98K.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Karabiner 98k - German manufacture 1937 date - 7.92x57mm]]
[[Image:ZB-53 machine gun no turret.jpg|none|thumb|400px|ZB 53 / vz. 37 - 7.92x57mm Mauser]]
[[Image:Hart 11.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The German tower guard takes aim at Bedford with his Karabiner.]]
[[Image:HartsWar-ZB1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The machine gun is under fire from the P-51s.]]
[[Image:Hart 10.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
[[Image:Hart 19.jpg|thumb|none|600px|German Soldiers aim their Karabiners at Prisoners.]]


== Walther P38 ==
=Other=
The personal sidearm of camp commandant Oberst Werner Visser ([[Marcel Iures]]) is a [[Walther P38]] pistol.  When he sees the weapon disassembled on the commandant' desk, Col. William McNamara ([[Bruce Willis]]) is seen assembling it and pointing it at Visser.
[[Image:P38Black.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Walther P38 with black grips - 9mm]]
[[Image:Hart 14.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Visser's Walther lays disassembled on his desk.]]
[[Image:Hart 17.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Col. William McNamara ([[Bruce Willis]]) holds the Walther.]]
[[Image:Hart 18.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Oberst Werner Visser ([[Marcel Iures]]) with the Walther pointed at him.]]


==10.5 cm leichte Feldhaubitze 18/40==
An abandoned [[10.5 cm leichte FeldHaubitze 18|10.5 cm leichte FeldHaubitze 18/40]] can be seen. Possibly the same howitzer is seen covered on a train car at the trainyard.
[[Image:LeFH1840.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Leichte Feldhaubitze 18/40 field gun displayed in Hämeenlinna Artillery Museum - 105mm]]
[[Image:HartsWar-FH1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
[[Image:HartsWar-FH2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]


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Hart's War
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Movie Poster
Country Error creating thumbnail: File missing United States
Directed by Gregory Hoblit
Release Date February 15, 2002
Language English
German
Russian
Studio Metro–Goldwyn–Mayer
Distributor MGM Distribution Co. (United States)
20th Century Fox (International)
Main Cast
Character Actor
Lt. Thomas W. Hart Colin Farrell
Col. William A. McNamara Bruce Willis
Lt. Lincoln A. Scott Terrence Howard
Staff Sgt. Vic W. Bedford Cole Hauser
Oberst Werner Visser Marcel Iures
Cpt. Peter A. Ross Linus Roache
Cpl. B.J. Guidry Sam Worthington
Col. Lange Joe Spano
Private First Class Potts Adrian Grenier
Captain Swann Rocky Marshall


Hart's War is a 2002 World War II film that is an adaptation of a novel written by John Katzenbach. The film stars Colin Farrell as 1st Lt. Thomas Hart, a US Army lieutenant who is captured by German forces and sent to a POW camp, where he finds himself serving as defense lawyer to a "Red Tail" fighter pilot (Terrence Howard) who is accused of murdering a fellow American POW. Bruce Willis co-stars as Col. William McNamara, the POW Army Colonel who presides over the trial. The film also features early film roles for Sam Worthington and Linus Roache.


The following weapons were used in the film Hart's War:


Pistols

Colt M1911A1

German Commandos (Christian Kahrmann and Jim Boeven), disguised as M.P.s (Military Police), carry Colt M1911A1 .45 caliber pistols as they take 1st Lt. Thomas Hart (Colin Farrell) prisoner. Capt. Robert M. Swann (Rocky Marshall) is briefly seen with a Colt in his holster at the beginning of the movie.

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Colt M1911A1 - .45 ACP.
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Capt. Robert M. Swann slowly moves his hand to his Colt.
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Closeup of the M1911A1 held by a German commando disguised as an American MP.
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"Put your hands up!"
The same commando points the Colt at the shocked Lt. Thomas W. Hart.
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The other commando starts firing at Lt. Hart trying to escape the ambush.

Walther P38

The personal sidearm of camp commandant Oberst Werner Visser (Marcel Iures) is a Walther P38 pistol. When he sees the weapon disassembled on the commandant's desk, Col. William McNamara (Bruce Willis) is seen assembling it and pointing it at Visser.

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Walther P38 with black grips - 9x19mm
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Visser's Walther lays disassembled on his desk.
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"Got another one of these around here somewhere?"
Col. William McNamara (Bruce Willis) confronts Col. Visser with the Walther.
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Oberst Werner Visser (Marcel Iures) with the Walther pointed at him.

Submachine Guns

M1928A1 Thompson

One of the German Commandos (Christian Kahrmann) carries an M1928A1 Thompson submachine gun over his shoulder.

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M1928A1 Thompson with 30-round magazine - .45 ACP
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Capt. Robert M. Swann notices suspicious traces in the snow at the signpost which reveals the magazine of the Thompson carried by the disguised German.
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While giving Lt. Hart a slap with his Colt, the Thompson swings forward. The Lyman Adjustable Sight and top-mounted charging handle are perfectly seen.

MP40

The MP40 is carried by German soldiers and camp guards.

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Maschinenpistole 40 - 9x19mm
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The Unterfeldwebel (Sergeant) (Dan van Husen) escorting Lt. Hart to the boxcar lugs his MP40 slung on his shoulder which offers a view of the grip seen behind his right arm.
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A German soldier holds an MP40 as a P-51 strafes the train yard.
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Another Soldat (Private) demanding the prisoners to stand where they are holds his MP40. The example is an early variant with an MP38-style charging handle and none ribbed magazine well.
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Firing the MP40 in the air. This one is a late version.

MP41

At least, one of the guards can briefly be seen with an MP41.

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Maschinenpistole 41 - 9x19mm
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The German guard with dog on Hart's right carries an MP41.
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A closer view of the guard patrolling outside the camp.

Rifles/Carabines

M1 Garand

Two American M.P. at the Allied HQ appear to be armed with M1 Garands.

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M1 Garand with leather M1917 sling - .30-06
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The two M.P.s are seen between the truck and jeep. Note the longer and thicker barrel.

M1 Carbine

The M1 Carbine is carried by a German Commando (Jim Boeven) disguised as an M.P., as well as by Captain Swann (Rocky Marshall) in the Jeep.

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M1 Carbine (Post-War) - .30 Carbine
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A view of the M1's front right in front of Captain Swann.
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The anachronistic bayonet lug is seen when the two are stopped in the forest.
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A disguised German commando has the M1 Carbine slung on his left shoulder.
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The commando falls backward which offers a view of the buttstock.

Karabiner 98k

The guards at the Stalag carry the Karabiner 98k rifle. Maj. Johann Wirtz (Holger Handtke) uses one taken from a guard in Barrack 22.

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Karabiner 98k - 7.92x57mm
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During the ambush in the Ardennes a German soldier in snow camouflage opens fire at fleeing Lt. Hart.
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A German Private fires his Kar98k to get the prisoners' attention.
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The German tower guard (Jan Marsík) takes aim at Bedford with his Karabiner.
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The guard prepares to take another shot.
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German guards raise their Karabiners as they are ordered to execute some POWs.

Machine Guns

MG34

The MG34 is used by German guards when the P-51 is seen strafing the train yard. It's also seen in the Stalag guard towers.

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Maschinengewehr 34 - 7.92x57mm Mauser
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The dual-mounted MG34s being prepared by a German soldier to engage an incoming P-51.
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Another German soldier fires the MG34 (in its anti-aircraft configuration) at the attacking P-51. Note the tripod and large target sight.
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The soldier is bombed off his MG34 which reveals the side-mounted belt drum.
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The MG34 is seen in the guard tower on the left.

ZB-53

What appears to be a Czech ZB-53 machine gun is very briefly seen during the P-51's attack on the trainyard.

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ZB 53 / vz. 37 - 7.92x57mm Mauser
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The machine gun is under fire from the P-51s.

Other

10.5 cm leichte Feldhaubitze 18/40

An abandoned 10.5 cm leichte FeldHaubitze 18/40 can be seen. Possibly the same howitzer is seen covered on a train car at the trainyard.

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Leichte Feldhaubitze 18/40 field gun displayed in Hämeenlinna Artillery Museum - 105mm
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