Stalingrad
The story follows a group of German soldiers, from their Italian R&R in the summer of 1942 to the frozen steppes of Soviet Russia and ending with the battle for Stalingrad.
- Rated
- Not Rated
- Runtime
- 2h 14m
- Released
- 1993
- Country
- Germany
Details
Release year: 1993
Storyline
The story follows a group of German soldiers, from their Italian R&R in the summer of 1942 to the frozen steppes of Soviet Russia and ending with the battle for Stalingrad.
Top credits
Dominique Horwitz — Fritz Reiser
Thomas Kretschmann — Hans von Witzland
Jochen Nickel — Manfred Rohleder 'Rollo'
Sebastian Rudolph — Gege
Did you know
• Christoph Fromm wrote the original screenplay. The producers disagreed with his more realistic direction. They had it rewritten, and Fromm took his name off the film.
• The "336 Pionier-Bataillon" was a historical unit that also fought in Stalingrad in the "336. Infanterie-Division". The battalion arrived at Stalingrad on the 8th of November 1942. The division was disbanded in 1944.
• The soldiers at the award-ceremony receive the "General Assault Badge".
Box Office
Gross (Domestic): $152,972
Opening Weekend (Domestic): $10,882 (1995-05-29)
User reviews
The filmmakers of "Enemy at the Gates" should have seen this.
Stalingrad
Hell Frozen Over
Technical specs
- Sound mix
- Dolby SR, Dolby Digital
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
- Color
- Color
