Revealing mistake: Midway through the movie, there is a long-shot of several characters walking outside between two gutted factory buildings. The camera pulls back, zeros in on the base of a huge chimney and pans upward to the very top - where two men in black and white checkerboard jackets are working.
Enemy at the Gates (2001)
Ending / spoiler
Directed by: Jean-Jacques Annaud
Starring: Ed Harris, Jude Law, Rachel Weisz, Joseph Fiennes
Jude Law outsmarts Ed Harris at the end and puts a bullet through his head, ending their long and bloody duel. Not long after, the siege ends and Law seeks out the injured Rachel Weisz to start a new life.
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Commisar Danilov: Do you know how to shoot?
Vassili Zaitsev: A little.
More trivia for Enemy at the Gates
Question: If Jude Law as Vasily Zaytsev is the protagonist, then why is Joseph Fiennes the first-billed actor of the movie?
Answer: They almost share the same amount of screen time, but Jude Law is a tad younger and Joseph was coming off a very successful 'Shakespeare in Love' as well as 'Elizabeth'. He was a more marketable actor at the time.
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Answer: For the same reason Marlon Brando and Gene Hackman were top billed in Superman. He was a bigger name and his agent was able to negotiate a better deal.