Directed by:
Frank WisbarScreenplay:
Frank WisbarCinematography:
Helmuth AshleyComposer:
Herbert WindtCast:
Joachim Hansen, Wolfgang Preiss, Carl Lange, Horst Frank, Peter Carsten, Richard Münch, Gunnar Möller, Ernst von Klipstein, Alexander Kerst (more)Plots(1)
The battle for Stalingrad as seen from the Wehrmacht point of view, recreated in a remarkably atmospheric blend of studio-shot scenes – occasionally with Expressionist leanings – and a huge amount of Wochenschau newsreel and other archive footage. (Locarno Festival)
Cast
Joachim Hansen
German Empire
Best movies:
The Old Gun (1975)
Anne of Green Gables (1985) (TV movie)
Und ewig singen die Wälder (1959)
Wolfgang Preiss
German Empire
Best movies:
The Longest Day (1962)
A Bridge Too Far (1977)
The Train (1964)
Carl Lange
German Empire
Best movies:
Winnetou: The Last Shot (1965)
The Devil Strikes at Night (1957)
Und ewig singen die Wälder (1959)
Horst Frank
German Empire
Best movies:
Winnetou: The Red Gentleman (1964)
Battle Inferno (1959)
Agguato sul grande fiume (1964)
Peter Carsten
German Empire
Best movies:
The Devil Strikes at Night (1957)
Battle Inferno (1959)
Scampolo (1958)
Richard Münch
German Empire
Best movies:
The Longest Day (1962)
The Train (1964)
Patton (1970)
Gunnar Möller
German Empire
Best movies:
Battle Inferno (1959)
The Odessa File (1974)
Mussolini: The Untold Story (1985) (series)
Ernst von Klipstein
German Empire
Best movies:
Battle Inferno (1959)
Stukas (1941)
Tatort (1970) (series)
Alexander Kerst
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Battle Inferno (1959)
The Winds of War (1983) (series)
Young Catherine (1991) (TV movie)
Reinhard Kolldehoff
German Empire
Best movies:
Don't Look Now: We're Being Shot At (1966)
The Damned (1969)
The Violent People (1970)
Sonja Ziemann
German Empire
Best movies:
Battle Inferno (1959)
The Bridge at Remagen (1969)
Hermann Göring (a.f.)
German Empire
Best movies:
Zelig (1983) - a.f.
Battle Inferno (1959) - a.f.
Spitfire (1942) - a.f.
Adolf Hitler (a.f.)
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Dangerous: The Short Films (1993) (video compilation) - a.f.
The King's Speech (2010) - a.f.
Anne Frank: The Whole Story (2001) (TV movie) - a.f.
Karl John
German Empire
Best movies:
The Longest Day (1962)
Battle Inferno (1959)
The Mysterious Magician (1964)
Wolfgang Büttner
German Empire
Best movies:
The Longest Day (1962)
Battle Inferno (1959)
Joseph Balsamo (1973) (series)
Friedrich Schütter
German Empire
Best movies:
The Millions Game (1970) (TV movie)
Battle Inferno (1959)
La morte in Jaguar rossa (1968)
Armin Dahlen
Austria
Best movies:
The Longest Day (1962)
Battle Inferno (1959)
08/15 - II. Teil (1955)
Günther Ungeheuer
German Empire
Best movies:
Battle Inferno (1959)
Maigret und sein größter Fall (1966)
Didi auf vollen Touren (1986)
Joachim Rake
German Empire
Best movies:
Battle Inferno (1959)
Dark Eyes of London (1961)
Madame Sans-Gêne (1961)
Peter Lehmbrock
German Empire
Best movies:
Battle Inferno (1959)
The Adultress (1953)
Adventure in Berlin (1952)