Hunde, wollt ihr ewig leben! . Stalingrad – aka Dogs, Do You Want to Live Forever?
Stalingrad, winter of 1942-43. The Wehrmacht soldiers and officers are preparing for the attack of the Soviet troops. A young Nazi lieutenant, the protagonist of the film, helps Russian girl Katia to find work in the occupied city. Further on, Nazi soldiers are presented having a peaceful dinner in...
| Other Authors: | |
|---|---|
| Institution: | Open Society Archives at Central European University |
| Language: | German |
| Published: |
TaurusFilm
1958
Germany |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10891/osa:c5546950-6393-4202-bc3a-fdacee9b5ba9 |
| Summary: | Stalingrad, winter of 1942-43. The Wehrmacht soldiers and officers are preparing for the attack of the Soviet troops. A young Nazi lieutenant, the protagonist of the film, helps Russian girl Katia to find work in the occupied city. Further on, Nazi soldiers are presented having a peaceful dinner in a rural-looking hut together with a woman with 6 kids. Later on the advance begins and the German troops are encircled by the Russian army. The troops are split into the firm believers in Hitler's military wisdom and those who want to end the war. The lieutenant realizes the senseless war and loses his hope of final victory. Most of his unit perishes in the battle, he himself gets across the frontline wearing a Russian military hat and helped by the same Katia, whom he accidentaly meets serving food to the soldiers. Along with staged scenes the film contains original war footage and German newsreel clips that depict the last days of World War II's most important battle. |
|---|---|
| Published: | 1958 |