""The most triumphant war movie since ''Saving Private Ryan''." -Amy Longsdorf Gannett NewspapersAn all-star cast lights up the screen in this riveting epic hailed as "a vivid dramatization of one of history''s titanic turning points." (Gene Shalit TODAY)The year is 1942 and the Nazis are cutting a deadly swath through Russia. Under the leadership of Khrushchev (Bob Hoskins) the citizens of Stalingrad are mounting a brave resistance spurred by the exploits of their local hero Vassili Zaitsev (Jude Law). An expert sniper Vassili''s deeds have become legendary - thanks to propaganda produced by Vassili''s best friend a political officer named Danilov (Joseph Fiennes). To stop Vassili the Germans dispatch their best sniper Major Konig (Ed Harris) to Stalingrad. When Vassili and Danilov both fall in love with a beautiful soldier (Rachel Weisz) Danilov deserts his friend leaving Vassili to face his German counterpart alone. As the city burns Vassili and Konig begin a cunning ga"