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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:  187 reviews
Sales Rank: 5417
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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 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.
The Creepiest War Movie ever made April 16, 1999
2 out of 4 found this review helpful
After the fall of France in June of 1940, it was the German 6th Army that led the victory parade under the Arc de triomphe. I remember seeing that parade in the newsreels of that time. Who would have ever guessed that by February 3, 1943 that same army would be a shambles of corpses and wrecked equipment littering the steppes around and inside Stalingrad? This movie has the dramatic force of a Greek play in which Nemesis takes up the challenge of the hubris of the Nazi onslaught and with the help of the weather and inflexible leadership provides a stark retribution. Some of the soldiers on the train to the fated battle, watch approvingly as they see "their" Russian serfs tending the upcoming harvest. When the battalion arrives, they are assembled and given a "pep talk" by a political officer. That scene has to be one of the creepiest ever made. The arrogance of the officers is starkly portrayed. The battle scenes are uncompromisingly brutal. The vast icy underground hospitals filled with thousands of untended wounded and the deperate attempts in a driving snowstorm to fly the wounded out at the Pitomak Airfield add to the nightmarish quality of the movie. The English dubbing of this movie is masterful. After viewing this movie, read the "Ghosts 1942-43" chapter in Donovan Webster's AFTERMATH and learn why only 90,000 of the original 330,000 soldiers there, surrendered at Stalingrad after the battle had ended.
 What a biased, anti-German, hack-job this is. April 14, 1999
4 out of 10 found this review helpful
I'm just glad that most of the 6th Army isn't around to see themselves portrayed in this way, Spielberg couldn't have ripped them any better.
In the thick of it all March 12, 1999
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
My major was history in college and I continue to study the subject. My specialty is the Russian-German war. I was especially moved by this film, tragic it may be. It lacks real accuracy in several areas but for an overall feel of what the greatest war of all time was like it is a must see. I think anyone really interested in the eastern front needs to see this picture. Remember, only 5,000 germans returned from this battle alive. I have read in other reviews that the sexual abuse of the russian female is excessive. This is only a reminder of the savage nature of war. Stalingrad will make you really understand what that war was like.
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