Product: Stalingrad (2003)
Rating: 5.0
The REAL truth about Stalingrad.
Just finished watching this BRILLIANT ZDF and Co. production on the terrible battle for Stalingrad. After reading some of the B.S. complaints and reviews of others, I felt compelled to set the record straight. Unless you understand the Russian/German language, or if you enjoy those captions at the bottom of the screen, there is no other way to fully understand this movie. The scenes of death by fire, starvation, battle and the like bring the shear horror of this wasteful battle. A battle that was fought for Hitlers pathetic vision of German supremacy, and the unbelievable lunacy of leaving 250,000 men to starve and freeze to death for German glory. Apparently these other reviewers have never seen any of Ken Burns documentaries where voice overs are always used to great effect. I HIGHLY recommend this documentary. It will leave you utterly stunned. I feel sorry for anyone who MISSED THE MESSAGE, and chose to complain about something they obviously can't comprehend, or understand apparently. After recently retiring from the U.S. Army (2007) I am adding this to my military video collection today, and you should too.