Hart's War
Non-Series
John Katzenbach
Publisher: Ballantine Books
ISBN: 034542624X
Published: April 1999
Synopsis: Second Lieutenant Tommy Hart, the navigator whose B-25 was shot out of the sky in 1942, is burdened with guilt as the only surviving member of his crew. Now he is just another kriegie ("war captured") at the fiercely guarded Stalag Luft 13 in Bavaria. Then routine comes to a halt with the arrival of a new prisoner: First Lieutenant Lincoln Scott, an African American Tuskegee airman who instantly becomes the target of contempt from his fellow soldiers. His most notable adversary is Vincent Bedford, a decorated bomber captain from Mississippi. The hatred between the two men is as volatile as a grenade ready to be detonated. When a prisoner is brutally murdered, and all the blood-soaked evidence points to Scott, Hart is tapped to defend the soldier, who steadfastly claims his innocence. Yet from the start, Hart senses he has been chosen merely to make a show of defending the accused in what is presumed to be an open-and-shut case. In a trial rife with racial tension and raw conflict, where the lines between ally and enemy blur, there are those with their own secret motives - and a burning passion for a rush to judgment; no matter the cost.
Hart's War
Gregory Hoblit, Director
Bruce Willis: Col. William A. McNamara
Colin Farrell: Lt. Thomas W. Hart
Terrence Howard: Lt. Lincoln A. Scott
Cole Hauser: Staff Sgt. Vic W. Bedford
Marcel Iures: Col. Werner Visser
Linus Roache: Capt. Peter A. Ross
Vicellous Reon Shannon: Lt. Lamar T. Archer
Maury Sterling: Pfc. Dennis A. Gerber
Sam Jaeger: Capt. R.G. Sisk
Scott Michael Campbell: Cpl. Joe S. Cromin
Release Date: 02/17/2002
DVD Release: 07/09/2002
Rating: R
Source: MGM
Region Code: 1
Aspect Ratio: Pre-1954 Standard (1.33.1), Cinemascope (2.35:1)
Presentation: Pan & Scan, Wide Screen
Sound: Dolby Digital Surround, Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround
Language: English, Français, Español, Portugais
Subtitles: English, Français, Español, Portugais
Features: Closed Caption; Audio commentary with Bruce Willis, the
director, and writer; Audio commentary with the producer; Deleted
scenes with director's commentary; Photo gallery; Theatrical trailer;
English 5.1 Surround; French, Spanish & Portuguese stereo Surround;
English, French, Spanish & Portuguese language subtitles
Time: 2:05:00
