Battle of Stalingrad in popular culture
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The Battle of Stalingrad (1942–43), a battle on the Eastern Front of World War II, often regarded as the single largest and bloodiest battle in the history of warfare,[1] and arguably the most strategically decisive battle of World War II,[2] has inspired a number of media works.
Films
Documentary films
- fr , a Soviet film shot during the battle
- The Great Battle on the Volga (Velikaya bitva na Volge), using archive footage taken by 150 Soviet cameramen during the battle, released in 1962[3]
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- Stalingrad (2005),[citation needed] originally broadcast on German television; looks at the battle mainly from the German side and includes interviews with survivors from both sides
Fiction films
- The Battle of Stalingrad (Сталинградская битва), a 1949 two-part Soviet movie.
- Soldiers (Солдаты), a 1958 Soviet movie based on novel by Russian writer and participant of Stalingrad battle Viktor Nekrasov
- Stalingrad: Dogs, Do You Want to Live Forever? (Hunde, wollt ihr ewig leben?), a 1958 West German film directed by Frank Wisbar[4]
- Stalingrad, a 1989 two-part film directed by Yuri Ozerov.[5]
- Stalingrad, a 1993 German film directed by Joseph Vilsmaier [6]
- Enemy at the Gates, a 2001 Franco-British film which dramatized and in some cases fictionalized elements of real exploits by sniper Vasily Zaytsev. Directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud and starring Jude Law, Joseph Fiennes, Ed Harris and Rachel Weisz [7]
- Stalingrad (2013), a Russian film that tells the story of six Soviet reconnaissance troops and their part in the battle, holding a building along with various units to defend Stalingrad and Volga River from German attacks
Games
Board games
- Stalingrad (1963), Avalon Hill
- Turning Point: Stalingrad (1989), Avalon Hill
- Red Barricades (1989), Avalon Hill (module for Advanced Squad Leader)
- Valor of the Guards (2008), Multi-Man Publishing (module for Advanced Squad Leader)
- Stalingrad Pocket I and II (1994), Multi-Man Publishing (part of the Standard Combat Series)
- Streets of Stalingrad (2002), L2 Design Group
- Winter Chill is an introduction scenario to the role playing game universe of Gear Krieg set during the battle of Stalingrad (Dream Pod 9)[8]
Video games
- Close Combat III: The Russian Front (1999)
- Sudden Strike (2000)
- IL-2 Sturmovik (2001)
- Battlefield 1942 (2002)
- Commandos 3: Destination Berlin (2003)
- Call of Duty (2003)
- Call of Duty: Finest Hour (2004)
- Red Orchestra: Combined Arms (2004)
- Call of Duty 2 (2005)
- Medal of Honor: European Assault (2005)
- Panzer Campaigns: Stalingrad '42 (2005)
- Stalingrad (2005)
- Red Orchestra: Ostfront 41-45 (2006)
- Commandos: Strike Force (2006)
- Close Combat: Cross of Iron (2007)
- Call of Duty: World at War (2008)
- Red Orchestra 2: Heroes of Stalingrad (2011), the single player campaign focuses on the Battle of Stalingrad, and several maps in the game portray famous locations of the battle, such as Pavlov's House, the Red October Factory and Mamayev Kurgan, among others. The Multiplayer also consisted of several famous locations from the single player so people could experience for themselves what it was like, to an extent.
- Company of Heroes 2 (2013) portrayed the battle in certain missions, but was heavily criticized by some Russian players for "being historically inaccurate",[9] and on 7 August DVD sales of the Russian version of the game were halted in Russia, while the game is still available for downloading from Steam.[10]
- IL-2 Sturmovik: Battle of Stalingrad (2013)
Literature
Fiction
- Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. A novel written by one of the most celebrated reporters in the Red Army.
- Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. A novel about the Battle of Stalingrad written from the perspective of a German soldier.
- Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. A novel focused on a German doctor in Stalingrad. Adapted for the film The Doctor of Stalingrad (1958).
- Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. A fictional story of a former SS officer, the third chapter ("Courante") takes place in Stalingrad. The book received two major French literary awards.[which?]
- Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. A pseudo-memoir novel.
- Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. A novel which was later adapted for the film Enemy at the Gates (2001).
- Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. A postmodern novel that received the 2005 National Book Award.
- Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. A novel focused on a German tank officer, a Russian sniper, and a child living in Stalingrad. Received the White Pine Award.
Non-fiction
- Michael K. Jones - Stalingrad: How the Red Army Triumphed. Pen & Sword Military, 19 April 2007
- Jonathan Bastable - Voices from Stalingrad: Nemesis on the Volga. Charles Ltd., London 2006
- Antony Beevor - Stalingrad: The Fateful Siege, 1942-1943. New York: Viking, 1998. An overall perspective of the battle. Noted for its extensive use of first-hand accounts.
- William Craig - Enemy at the Gates: The Battle for Stalingrad. London: Penguin, 1973. Based on five years of research of documents and personal accounts. Formed part of the basis for the film of the same name, Enemy at the Gates.
- Viktor Nekrasov - In trenches of Stalingrad (Виктор Некрасов "В окопах Сталинграда")
- Last Letters from Stalingrad (German: Letzte Briefe aus Stalingrad), an anthology of letters from German soldiers who took part in the Battle for Stalingrad during World War II. Originally published in West Germany in 1950, the book was translated into many languages (into English by Anthony G. Powell in 1956), and has been issued in numerous editions.
Poetry
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Music
Concert music
- Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. a chamber music piece based on the 1950 book of the same name[11][12]
- Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. A collage of music and recitation based on the book Last Letters from Stalingrad (1950)[13]
Popular music
- The Swedish power metal band Sabaton sang a song, "Stalingrad", based on the battle in their album Primo Victoria
- The song "When the War Came" by The Decemberists references the city's agricultual institute's preservation during the siege and includes the lyric "with all the grain of Babylon."
- The Feindflug song "Roter Schnee"
- The song "Stalingrad" by progressive rock band Nightingale
- The "dramatic death metal" band Dark Lunacy has written many songs in relation to the Battle of Stalingrad, particularly on the 2006 release The Diarist.
- The song "Stalingrado" by Stormy Six, a former Italian rock band.
- Dutch Death Metal band Hail of Bullets has written a song based on the Battle of Stalingrad, titled "Stalingrad". The song appeared on their 2008 Full-Length, ...Of Frost And War.
- Swedish Black Metal band Marduk have a strong interest in the Battle of Stalingrad and have written several songs in relation to the topic. Most noticeably "Steel Inferno". The music video features raw footage of the Battle of Stalingrad itself.
- Stalingrad is mentioned in "Roads to Moscow" by Al Stewart.
- German Power Metal band Accept wrote a song and titled their thirteenth studio album after the battle
- The song "Stalingrad" by Polish rock band Potop 318
- A cd compilation called Stalingrad (Der Krieg - Der Wahnsinn) and 2 LP´s where released by the Dutch label Bunker Records
Stage productions
References
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- ↑ Stalingrad on the IMDb.
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- ↑ Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). Enemy at the Gates at IMDb
- ↑ http://www.dp9.com/gearkrieg
- ↑ Why gaming's latest take on war is so offensive to Russians. Polygon (2013-07-25). Retrieved on 2013-09-18.
- ↑ Company of Heroes 2 sales stopped in Russia. PCGamesN (2013-08-06). Retrieved on 2013-09-18.
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- ↑ http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http://www.geocities.com/paribartakss/TFP/stg1942/stg1942.html&date=2009-10-26+00:11:48
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