Popularity: 5 (history)
| Director: | Joseph Vilsmaier |
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| Writer: | Johannes Heide, Joseph Vilsmaier, Jürgen Büscher |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Jan 20, 1993 |
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| Director: | Joseph Vilsmaier |
| Writer: | Johannes Heide, Joseph Vilsmaier, Jürgen Büscher |
| Genres: | Drama, History, War |
| Keywords | winter, world war ii, stalingrad, machine gun, horrors of war, german soldier, comradeship, soviet tank |
| Production Companies | Bavaria Film, B.A. Produktion, Perathon Film-und Fernsehproduktions, Royal Filmproduktions GmbH |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $152,972
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 10, 2025 Entered: Mar 26, 2025 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Ferdinand Schuster | Double Edgar |
| Alexander Wachholz | Pastor Renner |
| Ulrike Arnold | Viola |
| Jaroslav Tomsa | Opa Erwin |
| Pavel Mang | Kolja |
| Oto Ševčík | Major Kock |
| Jophi Ries | Schröder |
| Karel Hábl | Adjutant |
| Thomas Lange | Doctor 1 |
| Karel Hlušička | Doctor 2 |
| Thorsten Bolloff | Feldman |
| J. Alfred Mehnert | Lupo |
| Christian Knoepfle | Dieter |
| Flip Cap | Ludwig |
| Svatopluk Říčánek | German Soldier |
| Otmar Dvorak | Von Lausitz |
| Petr Skarke | Soldier 1 |
| Hynek Čermák | Soldier 2 |
| Čestmír Řanda | Soldier 3 |
| Jan Přeučil | Major - Airport |
| Bohumil Švarc | Doctor - Airport |
| Pirjo Leppänen | Crying mother |
| Aale Mantila | Old father |
| Theresa Vilsmaier | Child with mother |
| Janina Vilsmaier | Child with mother |
| Oliver Steindler | Child with mother |
| Jana Matulová | Child with mother |
| Karel Heřmánek | Child with mother |
| Alexander Koller | Accordion player |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Johannes Heide | Screenplay |
| Hannes Nikel | Editor |
| Joseph Vilsmaier | Director, Screenplay |
| Klaus Moderegger | Director of Photography |
| Wolfgang Hundhammer | Production Design |
| Vladimir Janosek | Property Master |
| Bedřich Čermák | Props |
| Michael Beitz | Gaffer |
| Joo Fürst | Foley Artist |
| Pavel Nový | Production Manager |
| Eva Claudius | ADR Editor |
| Jan Kuděla | Still Photographer |
| Abi Schneider | ADR Engineer |
| Bohumil Kadlec | Property Master |
| Andreas Schneider | Foley Artist |
| Andreas Althoff | First Assistant Editor |
| Heiner Niehues | Makeup Artist |
| Milan Bor | Sound Mixer |
| Paul Schmidt | Makeup Artist |
| Petr Kasík | Dolly Grip |
| Lubos Hanyk | Costumer |
| Bernd Strasser | Music Coordinator |
| Günther Stadelmann | Sound Engineer |
| Martin Kulhánek | Pyrotechnician |
| Vadim Panteleev | Costumer |
| Markus Baburske | Digital Intermediate |
| Ludek Smolik | Pyrotechnician |
| Jan Ročňák | Dolly Grip |
| Jarmila Lošťáková | Costumer |
| Zdeněk Klika | Makeup Artist |
| Illo Endrulat | ADR Editor |
| Sylvia Niehues | Makeup Artist |
| Eva Ungrová-Malíková | Assistant Makeup Artist |
| František Havlíček | Makeup Artist |
| Jiří Berger | Pyrotechnician |
| Günther Bauer | Gaffer |
| Emil Sirotek | Camera Operator |
| Rolf Greim | Director of Photography |
| Jürgen Büscher | Screenplay |
| Peter von Haller | Director of Photography |
| Jindřich Goetz | Production Design |
| Ute Hofinger | Costume Design |
| Silvana Zafosnik | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Jiří Farkaš | Makeup Artist |
| Andi Kaysser | Still Photographer |
| Thomas Knöpfel | Sound Editor |
| Petr Průša | Property Master |
| Friedrich M. Dosch | Sound Editor |
| Ilona Brennicke | Continuity |
| Jaroslav Kolman | Pyrotechnician |
| Rudolf Beneš | Props |
| Eddy Saller | Gaffer |
| Rolf Moser | Music Coordinator |
| Sabine Lochmüller | Props |
| Ilona Kreclová | Costumer |
| Päivi Ravelin | Props |
| Svetlana Lazarová | Assistant Editor |
| František Pilný | Makeup Artist |
| Slavko Nikolic | Dolly Grip |
| Andreas Ch. Tönnessen | Property Master |
| Václav Kuba | Pyrotechnician |
| Alexej Lostak | Costumer |
| Walter Schellemann | Additional Editor |
| Franklin Jones Jr. | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Jaroslav Tomsa | Stunt Coordinator |
| Stanislav Hoffman | Gaffer |
| Dana Chaloupková | Costumer |
| Ulrich Krätzschmar | Costume Assistant |
| Alena Šedová | Makeup Artist |
| Sabine Riedrich | Continuity |
| Ruth Philipp | Makeup Artist |
| Sonja Pawlowa | Script Supervisor |
| Jaroslav Lehman | Props |
| Roman Tudžaroff | Pyrotechnician |
| Emil Sirotek | Production Manager |
| Enjott Schneider | Original Music Composer |
| Petr Drozda | Stunt Coordinator |
| Jiří Půlpán | Gaffer |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Hanno Huth | Producer |
| Joseph Vilsmaier | Executive Producer |
| Günter Rohrbach | Producer |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | 27 | 47 | 17 |
| 2024 | 5 | 27 | 45 | 19 |
| 2024 | 6 | 27 | 38 | 17 |
| 2024 | 7 | 30 | 42 | 21 |
| 2024 | 8 | 29 | 52 | 15 |
| 2024 | 9 | 19 | 24 | 15 |
| 2024 | 10 | 25 | 44 | 13 |
| 2024 | 11 | 21 | 40 | 13 |
| 2024 | 12 | 19 | 29 | 13 |
| 2025 | 1 | 24 | 37 | 15 |
| 2025 | 2 | 15 | 25 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 2 |
| 2025 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 3 |
| 2025 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
Trending Position
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
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| 2025 | 8 | 814 | 886 |
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
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| 2025 | 6 | 838 | 840 |
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
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| 2025 | 3 | 914 | 914 |