Stalingrad

Stalingrad

1963 · 112 min · ★ 8.0 · War, Drama

The story of the Battle of Stalingrad from the perspective of a Panzer commander and an officer in a penal battalion.

Directed by Gustav Burmester · Written by Claus Hubalek

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Ullrich Haupt Generalmajor Vilshofen
Hanns Lothar Soldat Gnotke
Wolfgang Büttner General Gönnern
Wolfgang Völz Soldat Asslang
Christoph Bantzer Soldat Gimpf
Hans Paetsch Der General
Carl Lange General Hartwitz
P. Walter Jacob General Vennekohl
Wolfgang Stumpf Oberstleutnant Unschlicht
Gerd Mayen Stabsarzt Huth
Herbert Malsbender Hauptmann Weichbrot
Wolf Parr Leutnant Lawkow

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