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Stalingrad

Movie · 2013 · 135 min

A harrowing, emotionally charged war epic that immerses you in the brutal siege, balancing intense combat with tender, tragic human connections.

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2013 film by Fedor Bondarchuk
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Year
2013
Runtime
135 min
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • love
  • war
  • grief
  • found family
Places
  • big city
  • military
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action7
Horror5
Humour2
Realism7
Romance6
Tension8
Darkness8
Complexity5
Emotional weight8

Details

Genres
drama, action, war, romance, historical
Directed by
Fyodor Bondarchuk
Written by
Sergey Snezhkin, Ilya Tilkin
Starring
Thomas Kretschmann, Pyotr Fyodorov, Heiner Lauterbach, Yanina Studilina, Andrey Smolyakov, Maria Smolnikova, Philippe Reinhardt, Alexey Barabash
Music
Angelo Badalamenti
Cinematography
Maksim Osadchy
Runtime
135 min
Country
Russia
Languages
German, Russian

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