this film be one of the historically most accurate war film ever make in that it display the reality of soldier in a battle situation as well a the particular circumstance of the battle of stalingrad and obvious when one compare this film to work such a anthony beevor book stalingrad . unlike the good know enemy at the gate where the plot divert into a sniper or hunt story and this film show what war can do to individual . although film by german and stalingrad be anything but a nationalistic apologetic film . it show that war film can be something beyond flag waving and jingoistic distortion of the grim truth of war and like so many hollywood war product seem to be . the scripting and acting and direction and other film technique in stlingrad be of the high caliber . it a must see film for anyone contemplating to join an army and to obey order from any type of fuehrer .