Stalingrad (2013)

A group of Russian soldiers fight to hold a strategic building in their devastated city against a ruthless German army, and in the process become deeply connected to two Russian women who have been living there.

Director:

Fedor Bondarchuk

Writers:

Vasiliy Grossman (book), Sergey Snezhkin (screenplay)

Stars:

Mariya Smolnikova, Yanina Studilina, Pyotr Fyodorov

9 wins & 13 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Mariya Smolnikova	...	Katya
Yanina Studilina	...	Masha
Pyotr Fyodorov	...	Kapitan Gromov
Thomas Kretschmann	...	Kapitan Kan (as Tomas Krechmann)
Sergey Bondarchuk	...	Sergey Astakhov
Dmitriy Lysenkov	...	Chvanov
Andrey Smolyakov	...	Polyakov
Aleksey Barabash	...	Nikiforov
Oleg Volku	...	Krasnov
Heiner Lauterbach	...	Khenze (as Khayner Lauterbakh)
Polina Raykina	...	Natashka
Anna von Haebler	...	Nina (as Anna von Abler)
Yuriy Nazarov	...	V roli navodchika (as Yuriy Vladimirovich Nazarov)
Mariya Sittel	...	Perevod rechi premer-ministra Yaponii chitaet (voice)
Petar Zekavica	...	Yurgens (as Petar Zekavitsa)

Storyline

Stalingrad has become hell and paradise for those who were worthy of awards, but the only reward they managed to get was love. How they won, and how they were not defeated, who they were and who was on the other side of the street, what secret they have taken away with them - the movie will tell this story.

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Plot Keywords:

stalingrad | heroism | world war two | russia | russian history | 

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Taglines:

The epic battle that turned the tide of World War II

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Genres:

Action | Drama | War

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for sequences of war violence

Did You Know?

Trivia

Official submission of Russia to the Oscars 2014 best foreign language film category.

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Goofs

The broken down 'tank' in the German headquarters is actually a self propelled gun. Kan should have known this when he asked when the 'tank' was going to be repaired. At the very least, the crew should have pointed out that it was a self propelled gun.

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Connections

Referenced in Evening Urgant: Antonio Banderas/Fedor Bondarchuk/Alphaville (2013)

User Reviews

Descent blockbuster

Admire the ambition, but this version of Bondarchuk fails to back up its camera work, special effects and editing with enough of substance to anchor the spectator.

Cant say i was convinced with the plot or the dialogs, neither my feelings were really touched. Thomas Kretschmann actually is the only one who's character seems to be convincing. Great actor who saved this film...

Descent piece of work, but not anything i would choose to watch one more time. Would have expected Fedor Bondarchuk to come up with something much more substantial, taking into consideration the topic...

Details

Official Sites:

Official Site Official Site [Russia]

Country:

Russia

Language:

Russian German Japanese

Release Date:

10 October 2013 (Russia)

Also Known As:

Stalingrad

Filming Locations:

Russia

Box Office

Budget:

$30,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$510,846, 2 March 2014

Gross USA:

$1,013,945

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$68,316,452

Company Credits

Production Co:

Art Pictures Studio, Non-Stop Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

131 min

Sound Mix:

Auro 11.1

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1