As the seasoned infantry and tank units of the German 11th Panzer "Ghost" division move silently into position on the snow covered hills around Nennig Germany ,a battle weary GI and his unit stand ready to defend the small town, a key position in the Allied advance to win the war. Outgunned and outnumbered, S/ Sgt Don Smith struggles to find hope and courage against overwhelming odds in one of the decisive confrontations in the "Battle of the Bulge" during WWII. His squad of GI's of the 94th Infantry Division lay dug in on the ridge-line outside of town. No one in high mand believed that German forces would attack in the sub zero temperatures and near blizzard conditions. As the pre-dawn attack es, with munications down Sgt. Smith is left with no choice but to make his way through enemy fire, unarmed and wounded, into town and warn of the ing attack. Based on actual accounts "Everyman's War" explores the heroic events of this decorated veterans courage and the struggle between duty and desire. Between the prospect of the life and love, Dorine that waits at home and the harsh realities of war which marks the pivotal epoch in his life as he discovers that the loss of hope can be worse than the loss of life. One man's courage... One man's hope...Everyman's War.
1974年8月7日，法國(guó)雜技人菲利?珀蒂（保·麥克吉 Paul McGill飾）在紐約世少鵹廈高達(dá)110層（412米）的兩座葆江樓之，完成了次至今仍人嘆為觀的壯舉—搭起了一橫跨天穹鋼索，完了長(zhǎng)達(dá)45分鐘的大表演。誰(shuí)想不到，個(gè)害羞的25歲男孩菲利普，巫真友們的幫下，縝密查籌劃，破層層關(guān)，終于神知鬼不覺完成了這極其危險(xiǎn)瘋狂的“術(shù)犯罪”菲利普在索上或跪躺，時(shí)而行時(shí)而舞。影片鏡細(xì)膩地捕到了當(dāng)年比驚險(xiǎn)的秒，并生地重演了場(chǎng)，再加人物訪談多種手法使得這部夢(mèng)世貿(mào)大間的紀(jì)錄，在美國(guó)911事件后，彌緣婦珍。? 這部由BBC、Discovery和UK Film Council聯(lián)合出品傳記類紀(jì)片《走鋼的人》，獲2009年第81屆奧斯卡金獎(jiǎng)-最佳紀(jì)錄長(zhǎng)片，2009年第62屆英國(guó)電影和英山藝術(shù)學(xué)院-最佳英國(guó)影片，及2008年第21屆歐洲電影獎(jiǎng)-最佳紀(jì)錄片提名?
