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 enlarge | Director: Joseph Vilsmaier
Actors: Dominique Horwitz, Thomas Kretschmann, Jochen Nickel, Sebastian Rudolph, Dana Vavrova
Studio: Fox Lorber
Category: DVD
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Avg. Customer Rating:  185 reviews
Sales Rank: 3464
Format: Color, Dolby, Dvd-video, Letterboxed, Subtitled, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), German (Original Language), English (Subtitled)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 150
Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1
DVD Layers: 2
DVD Sides: 1
Picture Format: Letterbox
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.3 x 0.6
MPN: D5036D
ISBN: 6305037280
UPC: 720917503622
EAN: 9786305037286
ASIN: 6305037280
Theatrical Release Date: 1992
Release Date: November 3, 1998
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 a very graphic movie and holds you attention June 6, 1999
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
A good movie very explicit maybe a bit overdone showing the German soldier in a poor light a little undisciplined always sterotyping.
 Disappointing, with some good parts May 20, 1999
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
After reading and hearing first-hand accounts of the Battle of Stalingrad I found this movie very disappointing. While it tried, I don't think it came close to expressing the horrors and tragedy of the battle, and worse, it had too much contrived silliness, such as the scenes with the young Russian woman. It does deserve credit for showing that humanity existed among some of the German and Russian troops, and for some effective combat scenes. If you would like to see a better movie about warfare in Eastern Europe, I strongly recommend the Finnish movie "The Winter War" (in Finnish "Talvisota"), about the 1939-1940 fighting between Finland and the Soviets. It has excellent characters and shows the terror of combat and the cameraderie, squalor and sorrows of the front lines, and life on the home front. It is not as slickly made as "Stalingrad," which actually is a point in its favor.
 Good Movie, But Lacks In Some Aspects May 16, 1999
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Stalingrad is a worthwhile movie to rent or buy. It's a realistic depiction of war with all of its violence and destruction. But still after a few times of viewing this movie, it lacks in places. The acting is good, the battle scenes excellent, and the cinematography great, but it lacks in some aspects. The opening scene of Italy is gorgeous. I'm still sort of unclear on some of the reasons why the movie could've been better, but I do know it sort of drags in place, and it's sort of hard to feel part of it. This aside, this is still a recommended movie and is a good companion to Das Boot on anybody's shelf.
Huge topic to cover, weakly done May 15, 1999
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
As a frequent reader and "Student" of History, I was hoping to see a Brilliant non-biased view on the war. What we got was a combination of "All Quiet on the Western Front" meets "Cross of Iron". The Story has its moments, seeing the Battalion at full strength at the beggining only to be mercessily shredded in combat gives a good Idea of what kind of meat grinder Stalingrad was. However, it was disappointing to see what was considered to be the most brutal of the close combat steet fighting portrayed in such a minor fashion. The first hour is Brilliant, the second hour is ok but is punctuated by a Brilliant battle sequence. But the last half hour........ouch. What was especially disappointing was the lack of creativity the writers used. Lets see, theres the disheartened veteran, the new lieutanant,the rogue sergeant,the scared new guy, the sinister commander and so on and so on...sounds like every other battle movie made eh? It was good to see a film made from the German point of view, But this film attempts too much. The characters seem to be fighting a small mini battle in every scene that those who have read about Stalingrad will recognise, but those who are unfamiliar will be confused by the constant jumping around. Theres Fighting in a Factory, On the steppes, in sewers, et al. If you know nothing about Stalingrad and are expecting an education.......dont get this. If you know a good amount about the subject, get it and sit back, and see every other War film made flash before your eyes only this time the characters are German,The "Bad guy" is war, and the acting is Euro-flavored.But for the determination it took to make this movie and the Cinematography is without a doubt good. Flip a coin and make the call.
A wonderful movie May 4, 1999
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I can't begin to know what it was like for soldiers in any army of that war, but in my opinion the film gave an accurate account of what it's probably like for a group of men who don't really want to be fighting a war, aren't buying in to why they're supposed to be fighting, and are sick and tired of the incompetence and illogic of the people who are supposed to be making the decisions. We get to see their optimism, pessimism, incredulity, and human-ness. Sorry for the lame review, but this is one of my favorite movies, and I wanted someone else to say something good about it.
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