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Lots of interesting information at the cost of a story
A lot is happening in this film. Unfortunatelly, it is a bad thing. We see a glimpse at the life in the occupied Russian city and then events in and around Stalingrad. Many characters are introduced but many of them disappear or get killed before we get to know them better. Some interesting facts are presented about the events that happened during the Stalingrad battle. However, they are again presented very clumsily, making the film seem disjointed. The style of this presentation is: "This is what happened, now get out", leaving no time for emotional reactions from the participants in the event. Our hero, who's story is mostly followed throughout the film, goes through phenomenal character changes despite years of Nazi upbringing. If someone takes this as a half-documentary, it's a pretty good one, as a film, it falls apart.

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More historically informative than the 1993 version.
Anyone with a serious interest in military history will enjoy this 1958 film. Though a low budget production compared to the more recent film version of the battle, actual war footage is used seemlessly throughout. In fact, it is probably the best use of stock footage I have ever seen in a fictionalized narrative historical film. The story follows a young veteran artillery officer as he enters the front at Stalingrad. He is refered to as a lieutenant colonel due to a translation error in the sub-titles for the first half of the film, but he is in fact a lieutenant. He is initially assigned as a liasion to a Rumanian infantry division which is savaged by a massive attack by Soviet tanks and infantry. As the 6th Army is encircled and the severe Russian winter sets in, the protagonist becomes trapped in the savage house to house fighting in Stalingrad itself. Unlike the 1993 version, historical figures, including Von Paulus and Hitler, make appearances. There is a bit of very unlikely business involving a German speaking Russian woman, an anti-war German Chaplain, and a vindictive and cowardly superior officer, but over all, I found the film convincing and compelling. The street battle scenes are particularly realistic. The print that is being sold is excellent, unlike many "Belle and Blade" offerings.