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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: 3818
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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 Good, but not great January 20, 1999
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
When I first saw this film, I was blown away. In hindsight (and compared to more recent films), it is not as impressive. The plot is a bit predictable (the female Russian soldier was a tad too much). But the battle in the snow against the tanks still ranks as one of the best choreographed battles in film. Still a good film about an awful chapter in history.
 Simply the best!! January 15, 1999
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
The best war movie about the German Army. All war movie lovers and history lovers will love this movie. Realy feel the cold the soldiers are in!
A perfect portrayal of what began the end for the Nazis. January 10, 1999
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
This movie tells the story of the battle of Stalingrad from the German grunt's point of view. Having been in the Marines for six years, with a degree in history, I found it to be very realistic. It does not glorify war, but rather vividly shows the uncertainties and hadships of it. Stalingrad is probably the bloodiest battle the world will ever see. This was the place where the Soviets decided that they would not take another step back, no matter what the cost. This attitude was what halted the Nazi advance and helped to end WWII much sooner than if the Soviets had fallen back, yet another time. Stalingrad depicts how well the Soviet mindset eventually gave the attacking Germans an impending sense of doom. The best quote of the movie is when a German officer tells an enlisted man that he is not a Nazi. The enlisted man's reply is(something everyone should hear), "I know, you officers are worse. You went along with everything, when you knew a madman was doing all of this(not the exact quote, but to that effect)."
A good war movie December 15, 1998
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Since I saw this movie after seeing Saving Private Ryan, I thought that most of the battles in the movie could not match the Spielberg's well-staged battles. However, what is great about this movie is not the battles (some of them are quite gruesome,) but its depiction of the doomed humans who lived and died during the battle of Stalingrad. The movie continues to build up until its devastating ending. The final scenes are just excellent. Then why didn't I give 5 stars to this DVD version of the movie? It's because the DVD lacks the goodies that I expect these days (background, etc.) The DVD transfer is acceptable, but not very sharp. There is also no liner notes.
 A boring and understated movie December 14, 1998
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
Stalingrad was the turning point on the eastern front, but you'd never know that watching this movie. Focused largely on rivalries between German soldiers and their commanders, it largely ignores the hell of facing the Russian armies from the front trenches, foxholes, and bunkers. The valor on both sides is so understated that his movie seems to echo more of a skirmish than an epic struggle.Photography is very good and the acting also rates well. The plot, with no chapter stops or time stops, plods along aimlessly.
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