10 Best Sniper Scenes In Film
9. Enemy At The Gates
'Who's turn is it?' a simple question, and one which winds up having fatal ramifications for Ron Perlman's Koulikov. He insists on being the one to jump the chasm first, unaware that the lethal Major Konig is waiting patiently for his moment to strike.
Through the sights of the scope we watch with Ed Harris' Major Konig as an unaware Koulikov jumps right into the sights. Bang. An impossible shot executed with unerring precision and with one pull of a trigger we know all we need to know about Major Konig.
A relentless and unmerciful man, who sends his own soldier out to die just to get a bearing on his targets location, Konig is a worthy foe for our hero, Vassili, and one that fuels the intrigue and tension through the whole film. The lucky escape for Vassili only serves to highlight the task at hand for our protagonist. An impossible shot. A brilliant moment.