Movies on the Stalingrad 'Kessel?'

[B0LSHEVIK]

I just finished reading a book regarding the German 6th army; from being the initial spearhead of Army Group South to its eventual encirclement in and around Stalingrad, its abandonment and ultimate fate. I find that from a purely humanistic perspective, politics aside, the whole history is quite a tragedy. It really does strike a cord in the final couple months when most wermacht troops within the kessel were simply starving, writing letters home that never reached their destination, freezing feeling betrayed by their Fuherer.

Anyways, are there any good movies on this? On the overall invasion, or Stalingrad, or (I hope) on the encirclement and eventual surrender? Im sure theres got to be good German movies, but theyre probably in deutsche. Id like some in either English or Spanish.

Anyone?

[ComradeOm]

Stalingrad (1993) is the obvious one. Its in German but well worth watching with subtitles

Edit: As for the rest of the front, Come and See is a classic while Cross of Iron is decent. Neither are in English but then aside from the odd dire effort (Enemy at the Gates *cough*), Hollywood, much like Western historians, has ignored the Eastern Front

[Sasha]

the bbc did an decent documentairy a while back, i'll see if i can find it.

edit: think this is it; http://torrentz.eu/857da5491ee1f2aed18ce0794ef523b6dcf05d79

[psgchisolm]

There are tons of documentarys up on youtube. Just go there and type in Battle of Stalingrad. There should be no shortage of videos

[B0LSHEVIK]

Thanks comrades for all the responses.

I think Ive seen Stalingrad. Thats the one where hes captured, sent to a gulag in Siberia, escapes through the middle east, and 2-3 yrs later arrives home right? Thats a good one. He was a good German.

Enemy at the gates Ive seen as well. Ill check out the other two and hope theyve been translated! I dont mind subtitles one bit. And yes youtube has tons of docs, but Im kinda looking for literal movies with actors. Good idea tho. I can see why Hollywood would ignore the ostfront, but Russians and Germans too? I thought there'd be a vast collection of this genre. We need more easter front movies!!!

[psgchisolm]

[QUOTE=Bolshevista;1969185]Thanks comrades for all the responses.

I think Ive seen Stalingrad. Thats the one where hes captured, sent to a gulag in Siberia, escapes through the middle east, and 2-3 yrs later arrives home right? Thats a good one. He was a good German.
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I think you might have a different stalingrad ;)

The one he's talking about follows a unit from ther German 6th army as they come in to help support the ongoing fight in stalingrad. It should say it was made in 1993