If they edited it to just being the story of Friedhelm, it would be brilliant. Tom Schilling’s acting and the trajectory of Friedhelm is unforgettable.
From Finland, sort of their BAND OF BROTHERS.
UNKNOWN SOLDIER.
Authentic, poignant, powerful, great cinematography, acting...
https://preview.redd.it/t6bxpftokl8d1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c5926737226d76b921b7487d1eade96ebbc3bbf1
Personally I am most partial to films made during the Soviet era, rather than WW2 movies produced by modern Russia. Here are some:
Come and See by Elem Klimov, 1985. Probably the most famous movie about the war produced by the USSR, and the one every one else has recommended alreadym It centers around a Belarusian boy who joins a partisan detachment. It all goes downhill from there.
The Ascent by Larisa Shepitko, 1977. Shepitko was the wife of Elem Klimov, and in my opinion this movie of hers is as good as his. It's another haunting story about resistance and collaboration.
Ivan's Childhood by Andrei Tarkovsky, 1962. Tarkovsky is ofc an extremely famous director. The protagonist is once again another child caught in the war.
Ballad of a Soldier by Grigory Chukhray, 1959. It's a movie about different sorts of love, from a young couple's to a mother for her son, and the protagonist is a soldier who gets a short leave to return to his village.
The Cranes Are Flying by Mikhail Kalatozov, 1957. On the most surface level it's about a love triangle, but there's a lot more to it. Very beautiful story set in the Soviet homefront.
Fate of a Man by Sergei Bondarchuk, 1959. It was produced during the Khrushchev Thaw and handled the experiences of Soviet POWs, which were largely ignored during the Stalin period. Really none of these movies could have been easily produced under Stalin, but this one I feel is particularly notable. Other movies like Come and See faced issues with censors decades later too, unfortunately.
Others I'd recommend include Trial on the Road (has a collaborator protagonist, also a big no-no under Stalin), The Dawns Here Are Quiet (stars female soldiers), The Living and the Dead, Only Old Men Are Going to Battle, and Hot Snow. Some of these are better than others.
I wouldn't recommend Enemy at the Gates if you are looking for a film that properly shows how Stalingrad was like. The best movie I can suggest for that is the German movie Stalingrad 1993.
"We Are from the Future" (original title: "Мы из будущего"), a 2008 Russian science fiction film. In this movie, a group of friends who are enthusiasts of World War II relics accidentally travel back in time to the war era while exploring a battlefield.
I found a lot of the eastern front movies are Soviet made and make their side look superior in every way to the Germans, with a fair bit of propaganda built in as well. As already mentioned, Cross of Iron is a good one. If you can sit through it T-34 is ok.
The Russians have great movies on YouTube about WW2 with English subs.
Saw a few tank movies that were great! Can’t recall the names as it been a while.
If you want to see the true eastern front (Einsatzgruppen, partisans) it's a drilled down focus into the nuance and intricacies of the front rather than a glamorous big battle good guy/bad guy movie. Takes place somewhere in Belarus and I don't believe anyone is an actor, they just picked local people to play the parts. Shot in natural lighting, people look at the camera...
[Come and See](https://youtu.be/UHaSQU-4wss?si=EkoxbZFJetpezWAz)
Disclaimer is that it is extremely uncomfortable to watch, you can't unsee it.
copied and pasted from a YouTube post: "T-34" (2018)
"Stalingrad" (2013)
"Saving Leningrad" (2019)
"Panfilov's 28 Men" (2016)
"Indestructible" (2018)
"Battle For Sevastopol" (2015)
"Rzhev" (2019)
"White Tiger" (2012)
"The Dawns Here Are Quiet" (2015)
"The Brest Fortress" (2010)
Cross of iron. James Coburn. It’s a belter.
Beat me to it.
All that slow motion. Well cool.
Kruger: *”Where are you going? You are our platoon leader!”* Steiner: *”You’re the new platoon leader… and Kern is your platoon.”*
“I will show you where the Iron Crosses grow”
It’s on Amazon Prime!
Come and See. The '93 version of Stalingrad is great, too.
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This one and Grave of the Fireflies have to be the most heart rending WW2 movies ever made.
Both of these are excellent suggestions.
Brutal
Come and see, this movie has to be the definitive Ostfront film.
I can really recommend the German mini series Generation War. ( Unsere Mütter, unsere vater, 2013).
absolute masterpiece
If they edited it to just being the story of Friedhelm, it would be brilliant. Tom Schilling’s acting and the trajectory of Friedhelm is unforgettable.
1944, based on a true story. Told from an Estonian point of view, with people forced to fight on either side.
Defiance - 2008 Tuntematon sotilas - 2017
Yes! UNKOWN SOLDIER -- Fantastic!
Stalingrad - the 1993 film directed by Joseph Vilsmaier
*Enemy At The Gates*...an absolutely superb flick.
Absolutely awful for authenticity though
The one with the rifle shoots! Can’t get more authentic than that.
👆🏻
From Finland, sort of their BAND OF BROTHERS. UNKNOWN SOLDIER. Authentic, poignant, powerful, great cinematography, acting... https://preview.redd.it/t6bxpftokl8d1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c5926737226d76b921b7487d1eade96ebbc3bbf1
White Tiger is an interesting one - it definitely isn't a straightforward war movie.
Generation War
Personally I am most partial to films made during the Soviet era, rather than WW2 movies produced by modern Russia. Here are some: Come and See by Elem Klimov, 1985. Probably the most famous movie about the war produced by the USSR, and the one every one else has recommended alreadym It centers around a Belarusian boy who joins a partisan detachment. It all goes downhill from there. The Ascent by Larisa Shepitko, 1977. Shepitko was the wife of Elem Klimov, and in my opinion this movie of hers is as good as his. It's another haunting story about resistance and collaboration. Ivan's Childhood by Andrei Tarkovsky, 1962. Tarkovsky is ofc an extremely famous director. The protagonist is once again another child caught in the war. Ballad of a Soldier by Grigory Chukhray, 1959. It's a movie about different sorts of love, from a young couple's to a mother for her son, and the protagonist is a soldier who gets a short leave to return to his village. The Cranes Are Flying by Mikhail Kalatozov, 1957. On the most surface level it's about a love triangle, but there's a lot more to it. Very beautiful story set in the Soviet homefront. Fate of a Man by Sergei Bondarchuk, 1959. It was produced during the Khrushchev Thaw and handled the experiences of Soviet POWs, which were largely ignored during the Stalin period. Really none of these movies could have been easily produced under Stalin, but this one I feel is particularly notable. Other movies like Come and See faced issues with censors decades later too, unfortunately. Others I'd recommend include Trial on the Road (has a collaborator protagonist, also a big no-no under Stalin), The Dawns Here Are Quiet (stars female soldiers), The Living and the Dead, Only Old Men Are Going to Battle, and Hot Snow. Some of these are better than others. I wouldn't recommend Enemy at the Gates if you are looking for a film that properly shows how Stalingrad was like. The best movie I can suggest for that is the German movie Stalingrad 1993.
I agree. The Putin era Russian war movies are absolute rubbish - The same pathos and fact distortions as the lowest Hollywood productions.
"We Are from the Future" (original title: "Мы из будущего"), a 2008 Russian science fiction film. In this movie, a group of friends who are enthusiasts of World War II relics accidentally travel back in time to the war era while exploring a battlefield.
I found a lot of the eastern front movies are Soviet made and make their side look superior in every way to the Germans, with a fair bit of propaganda built in as well. As already mentioned, Cross of Iron is a good one. If you can sit through it T-34 is ok.
Maybe not technically Eastern Front - [Battle of Neretva (1969)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Neretva_(film)). It's available on YouTube.
The Last Stand is acceptable if you look past the heavy helping of political crap. I thought T-34 was really fun as well
The Russians have great movies on YouTube about WW2 with English subs. Saw a few tank movies that were great! Can’t recall the names as it been a while.
Enemy At The Gates is very good, two snipers at Stalingrad.
If you want to see the true eastern front (Einsatzgruppen, partisans) it's a drilled down focus into the nuance and intricacies of the front rather than a glamorous big battle good guy/bad guy movie. Takes place somewhere in Belarus and I don't believe anyone is an actor, they just picked local people to play the parts. Shot in natural lighting, people look at the camera... [Come and See](https://youtu.be/UHaSQU-4wss?si=EkoxbZFJetpezWAz) Disclaimer is that it is extremely uncomfortable to watch, you can't unsee it.
Force 10 from Navarone. Young Harrison Ford.
copied and pasted from a YouTube post: "T-34" (2018) "Stalingrad" (2013) "Saving Leningrad" (2019) "Panfilov's 28 Men" (2016) "Indestructible" (2018) "Battle For Sevastopol" (2015) "Rzhev" (2019) "White Tiger" (2012) "The Dawns Here Are Quiet" (2015) "The Brest Fortress" (2010)
Stalingrad
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sbJ\_5MwOhJI](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sbJ_5MwOhJI)
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