stalingrad be a terrific movie and well acted and direct and and rather down to earth in it approach to the various bizarre aspect of warfare and it politics . this be and together with das boot one of the best war movie ( together with the finnish vinterkriget ( the winter war and in english and i believe ) ) . it depict the ordeal of some of the german soldier that fight and die in and around stalingrad during world war 2. no big time heroic and no over bear emotional fuzziness and only the fear of every day death in war . the mood of the movie be similar to the one in das boot and and that should give you some hint on what to expect and i guess . so and if you enjoy realistic and non hollywoodish and war movie represent rent it and buy it and just make sure you see it . finally and a film buff note represent for some of the previous reviewer information and i only want to add that stalingrad isn not direct by wolfgang petersen ( who make da boot ) .