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Stalingrad [1992]
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Editorial
Amazon.co.uk Review
It's tempting to call the harrowing Stalingrad a World War II version of All Quiet on the Western Front, since both films take the perspective of ordinary German soldiers at ground level. Stalingrad surveys the misery of the battle of Stalingrad, the winter siege that cost the lives of almost one and a half million people--Russian defenders and German invaders alike. Not unlike Spielberg's approach to Saving Private Ryan, German director Joseph Vilsmaier rarely steps outside the action to comment on the higher purpose of the war, assuming the audience is aware of the evil of the Nazi regime. Instead, we simply follow a group of soldiers as they endure a series of gut-wrenching episodes, events that have the tang of authenticity and horror. Vilsmaier has a taste for symbolism and surreal touches, which only add to the unsettling sense of insanity this movie conjures up so well. --Robert Horton
Eurotrash
Review date: 2008-09-10 Rating: 2 out of 10
From the producer of "Das Boot" we were expecting an enthralling film masterpiece.
What idiot decided to dub the film with dialogue accents that are more appropriate to "Eurotrash" than a serious film.
For goodness sake life has moved on from 1950's films portraying the German "baddies" "viz ziss zort off akzent"
Many of us Brits can actually read and might prefer the original German dialogue with subtitles.
The dubbing makes a DVD travesty. In respect for the millions who died at Stalingrad (and respect for the producers of "Das Boot")it should be withdrawn and a subtitled version offered instead.
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Reviews
Didn't realise it would be dubbed
Review date: 2008-07-04 Rating: 6 out of 10
Brilliant film but this version is dubbed with no choice. I would much rather have been able to choose and watch with subtitles. Dodgy accents and dubious dubbing definitely detracted. But Amazon appear to have the original with subtitles under 'Stalingrado' so I'll give that a go. They also appear to be putting that same reviews up for both versions - what's that about!
Waste of an hour.
Review date: 2008-04-10 Rating: 2 out of 10
"Dubbed by the people who did South Park", as a friend put it, this is lousy. Maybe it was a lot more convincing in the original, but it lacks the sense of scale in time, distance and tragedy of so many better war films and television serials. The whole story appears to take place in a few weeks in about twenty square miles of farmland, one village, one farm and one industrial estate, and involve a hundred soldiers on each side. Noone changes on the way through, either.
If you've been told to get "that film about Stalingrad", they probably meant "Enemy at the Gates".
A moving war film with porn style dubbing...
Review date: 2008-04-10 Rating: 4 out of 10
It is a travesty to give such an interesting and powerful film such a bad release. I urge anyone with an interest in Stalingrad, or non American WWII experiences, to seek out the German version.
Stalingrad and all it represents, along with the British viewers should be treated with a little more respect.
good film, but lousy dubbing, and no extras
Review date: 2008-04-04 Rating: 6 out of 10
The outlay of this film is in fairness, very good, for those whom have little knowledge about the german and russian battle of starlingrad, this is an eye opener, it gritty and feels realisle!
The film is very good, the transfer to DVD is the real let down!
Very bad audio dubbing, similar to lots of japanese films, the acting is not as good as Das Boot, but still beleiveable, there are no features on the DVD, period.
If they sorted out the Audio Dubbing and the special features content, this would get five stars easily, but as it is it only get 3!
Product Details/Specifications
Actor(s):
Jochen Nickel
Sebastian Rudolph
Dominique Horwitz
Thomas Kretschmann
Dana Vávrová
Creators:
Dominique Horwitz (Primary Contributor)
Thomas Kretschmann (Primary Contributor)
Joseph Vilsmaier (Producer)
Joseph Vilsmaier (Writer)
Günter Rohrbach (Producer)
Hanno Huth (Producer)
Christoph Fromm (Writer)
Johannes Heide (Writer)
Jürgen Büscher (Writer)
Director(s):
Recording label: Entertainment in Video
Manufacturer: Entertainment in Video
EAN: 5017239190254
Binding: DVD
Number of items: 1
Format: Dubbed, PAL,
Release date: 2001-10-22
Number of discs: 1
Audience rating: Suitable for 15 years and over
Region code: 2
Running time: 132 minutes
Theatrical release date: 1993-01-21
Language: German (Original Language)
Language: Russian (Original Language)