Stalingrad

Synopsis

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.

Directed by

Joseph Vilsmaier

Written by

Joseph Vilsmaier, Jürgen Büscher, Johannes Heide

Cast

Dominique Horwitz

Corporal Fritz Reiser

Thomas Kretschmann

Lieutenant Hans von Witzland

Jochen Nickel

Sergeant Manfred 'Rollo' Rohleder

Sebastian Rudolph

GeGe Müller

Dana Vávrová

Irina

Martin Benrath

General Hentz

Sylvester Groth

Otto

Karel Heřmánek

Captain Herman Musk

Heinz Emigholz

Edgar Emigholz

Oliver Broumis

HGM

Dieter Okras

Captain Haller

Zdeněk Vencl

Wölk

Mark Kuhn

Sergeant Pfluger

FE

Ferdinand Schuster

Double Edgar

AL

Alexander Wachholz

Pastor Renner

UL

Ulrike Arnold

Viola

Details

Released

January 20, 1993

Runtime

2h 14m

Status

Released

Language

DE

Country

Germany

Budget

$10,000,000

Box office

$152,972