Stalingrad

1993 [GERMAN]

Action / Drama / War

46
IMDb Rating 7.5/10 10 39975 40K

violence world war ii eastern front german soldiers winter world war ii stalingrad

Plot summary

A German Platoon is explored through the brutal fighting of the Battle of Stalingrad. After half of their number is wiped out and they're placed under the command of a sadistic captain, the platoon lieutenant leads his men to desert. The platoon members attempt escape from the city, now surrounded by the Soviet Army.

Director

Joseph Vilsmaier Photo
Joseph Vilsmaier

Top cast

Martin Benrath Photo
Martin Benrath as General Hentz
Dominique Horwitz Photo
Dominique Horwitz as Fritz Reiser
Thomas Kretschmann Photo
Thomas Kretschmann as Hans von Witzland
Oliver Broumis Photo
Oliver Broumis as HGM
720p.BluRay 1080p.BluRay
1.11 GB
1280*694
German 2.0
NR
Subtitles de  
23.976 fps
2 hr 14 min
Seeds 20
2.16 GB
1920*1040
German 2.0
NR
Subtitles de  
23.976 fps
2 hr 14 min
Seeds 28

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by Mitch-38 8 / 10

Hell Frozen Over

Absorbing, horrendous descent into the nightmare of combat. Focusing on the invading German army (into the Soviet Union) in the second world war, the impact no less awful. These men are enlisted men, who had no more control over their government's criminal actions, than US troops had over their government during the Vietnam War. Or any government sending their military in any war, for that matter. To assume they could belies a certain lack of acquaintance or experience, with the structure of a military organization.These men are trapped like rats, and survival at any cost, to preserve ones life is paramount. Politics and lofty notions fly out the window, as the veneer of civilized behavior is stripped off.STALINGRAD is gripping, grotesque, poignant and pitiful in its graphic presentation of war time experience. Highly recommended.
Reviewed by [email protected] 8 / 10

The filmmakers of "Enemy at the Gates" should have seen this.

The film is about the battle of Stalingrad. For those of you who don't know anything about it, it was the worst battle in the Second World War. Over 1 million people died in the course of the battle. This is the only film that I've seen that seems to have actually captured how bad things were in the war between Russia and Germany. What I really liked about it is that the two ideologies (Nazism and Communism) were nowhere in the film. Unlike most American films, the Germans are not seen as blood thirsty murderers, but what the average German foot soldier was, a person.The film revolves around four soldiers fighting in Stalingrad. They were transferred there to try and take the city. The film follows these men from August of 1942 to early 1943. During this time, they learn about the horrors of war and try to find a way out of the battle.Through the entire film, one feels the desperation of the entire battle. Unlike "Enemy at the Gates" the film makers didn't try to put some sappy love story or dress up factual occurrences of the battle. This film may be fiction, but it conveys what happened in the bloodiest battle in World War II.
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