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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: 3650
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 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.
otstanding film on the horrors of war December 1, 1998
this German film about the horrific battle for the Soviet city of Stalingrad is one of the most powerful war films I have ever seen, the filmmakers have obviously been influenced by the American films about Vietnam. In this film the Germans are the Americans and the Russians are the Vietnamese, as each side is locked in a futile effort to stop the other. The German soldiers are portrayed in a realistic manner, not in some stereotyped fashion. My only problem with the film is that it seems to copy American Vietnam war films so fully.
Hoplessness Epitomized November 29, 1998
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
The pain and hoplessness of the German and Austrian soldiers was well displayed. The film leads you in a depressing progression as winter sets in and the army becaumes trapped. The film portrays the crecendo of demoralization and health which destroyed the army. However, not enough notice was made as to why they lost the battle and the circumstances leading to their downfall. A great movie for people looking for the human suffering side of war, but not for the history buff.
This film shows what is was like to be on the Ostfront. November 24, 1998
This would have to be one of the most depressing films I have ever scene. It starts with a group of Pioneers who have just returned from Afrika that are relaxing in Italy. They are then thrust into the most brutal battle of this century. The close combat scenes are very realistic as are the depictions of the individual soliders. The equipment and uniforms are very good. The 'best' scene in the film is the anti-tank battle. This is a must see for anyone intrested in knowing what the horrors of the Ostfront were like. The film shows the transformation of ordinary men into pure soliders who really have no place outside of the war. A very depresing film, it makes you want to go talk a walk on a nice sunny day to remove the images of ice covered Russia.
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