Hunde, wollt ihr ewig leben?

Stalingrad 1942/43: The German army has been encircled by the Red Army; Hitler has forbidden a surrender, but the hopelessness of the situation is constantly present. Even fanatical Nazi henchmen give up hope. Frank Wisbar has staged the tragedy of Stalingrad with documentary precision as a memorial to the inhumanity of war. Honoured with the German Film Award in Gold. Rating: ‘particularly valuable’. (Raimund Fritz)