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Release Date: 1993

Cast: Thomas Kretschmann, Dominique Horwitz, Sylvester Groth, Dana Vávrová, Jochen Nickel, Martin Benrath

Categories: Movies, World cinema, War film

Stalingrad is a 1993 war drama film directed by Joseph Vilsmaier. It depicts combat on the Eastern Front of World War II, specifically the Battle of Stalingrad and showing the German Wehrmacht (specifically the primary characters) in a sympathetic light. The movie follows a platoon of German Army soldiers as they are transferred from Italy after recent fighting in the North Africa, to Russia where they ultimately find themselves unwilling participants in the Battle of Stalingrad. The film was shot in several different locations, including Finland, Italy, and the Czech Republic. The film is... MORE

Stalingrad is a 1993 war drama film directed by Joseph Vilsmaier. It depicts combat on the Eastern Front of World War II, specifically the Battle of Stalingrad and showing the German Wehrmacht (specifically the primary characters) in a sympathetic light. The movie follows a platoon of German Army soldiers as they are transferred from Italy after recent fighting in the North Africa, to Russia where they ultimately find themselves unwilling participants in the Battle of Stalingrad. The film was shot in several different locations, including Finland, Italy, and the Czech Republic. The film is the second German movie to portray the Battle of Stalingrad. It is predated by 1959 German film Hunde, wollt ihr ewig leben (Stalingrad: Dogs, Do You Want to Live Forever?). A group of German soldiers enjoy vacation leave in northern Italy after returning from combat deployment in North Africa. Moments later, an awards ceremony is held to promote military ranks within a troop battalion. Following the assembly, a group of soldiers, among them Lt. Hans von Witzland (Thomas Kretschmann), Unteroffizier Manfred Rohleder (Jochen Nickel) and Obergefreiter Fritz Reiser (Dominique Horwitz) are dismissed LESS