Based on a true story, Enemy at the Gates stars Jude Law as Russian sniper Vassili Zaitsev, who is killing dozens of Nazi soldiers in the ruined city of Stalingrad. In response, the Germans dispatch their top shot, Major Konig (Ed Harris), to exterminate Vassili. And that's when the action heats up, as director Jean-Jacques Annaud concocts a twisty duel to the death between two ace hunters.