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Stalingrad

1993 · 134 min

A relentless descent into the hell of war, harrowing and emotionally devastating, with moments of grim camaraderie.

Tagline
Till the last man...
Overview
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.
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How it feels

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Tone
  • bleakstrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • war
  • survival
  • death
  • betrayal
  • loyalty
Places
  • military
  • big city
  • wilderness
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action7
Horror6
Humour1
Realism9
Romance0
Tension8
Darkness9
Complexity6
Emotional weight9

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Genres
drama, history, war
Directed by
Joseph Vilsmaier
Written by
Joseph Vilsmaier, Jürgen Büscher, Johannes Heide
Starring
Dominique Horwitz, Thomas Kretschmann, Jochen Nickel, Sebastian Rudolph, Dana Vávrová, Martin Benrath, Sylvester Groth, Karel Heřmánek
Music
Enjott Schneider
Cinematography
Klaus Moderegger, Peter von Haller
Runtime
134 min
Country
Germany
Languages
German, Russian

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