Currently soviet sniper says that zaitsev killed 242 germans in the battle of stalingrad, this page says he killed 225 soldiers and officers of the wehrmacht and other axis armies, and battle of stalingrad says he was credited with 149 kills during the battle. The film was released in september 20 in volgograd formerly stalingrad and october in russia before its international release in subsequent months all releases were handled by the foreignlanguage arm of columbia pictures. Stalingrad is a 20 russian world war ii action drama directed by fyodor bondarchuk. Leningrad attack on leningrad 2011 rotten tomatoes. The sniper was originally set to be released in may 2008, but was delayed due to the edison chen photo scandal. If youre interested in the subject, then give the film a watch, its a stunning feat in cinema, and a finely executed picture that enthralls.
Nadezhda kolesnikov was a sniper volunteer serving on the volkhovsky eastern front in 1943. Stalingrad 20 internet movie firearms database guns. The film stars jude law as vassili, a marksman from the urals who is transported to stalingrad in 1942, and a master german sniper, major. By the looks of the trailer, it looked like this was going to be a sweeping war movie, it was. Attack on leningrad is a pretty good movie, but one that i found to be a bit disappointing as well.
The great battle on the volga velikaya bitva na volge, using archive footage taken by 150 soviet cameramen during the battle, released in 1962 stalingrad. Most scholars recognize antony beevors 1998 book, stalingrad. A band of russian soldiers fight to hold a strategic building in their devastated city against a ruthless. American sniper, shooter, phone booth, enemy at the gates, jarhead, jack reacher, blue caprice, the wall, and more with aggragate ratings, trailers, stream links and other details. Feb 20, 2014 this bizarre, determinedly prorussian 3d recreation of the battle of stalingrad might well be vladimir putins film of the week mike mccahill thu 20 feb 2014 17. Stalingrad 1943, a soviet film shot during the battle. As sniper unfortunately isnt a dedicated film genre, therefore finding some classy movies with snipers in them is far more difficult then you can actually imagine. That 20 movie was stalingrad, and its easy to see how it banked so many rubles.
In enemy at the gates, director jeanjacques annaud uses a palate of dull greens, blues, and greys to tell the powerful, true story of russian sniper vassili zaitsev. Konig is mentioned both in zaytsevs memoirs notes of a sniper a major konings, potentially ss and william craigs 1973 nonfiction book enemy at the gates. When in 1941 nazi germany invaded the soviet union. The screenplay was written by annaud and alain godard. An epic look at the battle that turned the tide of world war ii.
As a sniper, he had a great many confirmed kills of enemy officers that served to. This movie is based on the service of an infantry soldier that goes on to serve as a sniper during the battle of stalingrad. Everything you need to know about stalingrad movie 2014. The following weapons were used in the film stalingrad 1993. In ww2, a soviet sniper and a german sharpshooter develop a personal feud and. British historian frank ellis, in his 20 book the stalingrad cauldron skillfully shoots the story full of.
Stalingrad snipers film 2009 aleksandr efremov cinetrafic. She volunteers in the army and is moved to the front line after a brief stint in the sniper school. For more movie trailers, celebrity interviews and box office news visit. Sure the loudest explosions are in war movies but when you want to watch something that combines violence with stealth and cunning tactics, suddenly snipers come into mind. Lennemi aux portes is a 2001 war film directed and cowritten by jeanjacques annaud and based on william craigs 1973 nonfiction book. For the first russian film shot in 3d and released in 3d imax, stalingrad director fedor. Legendary sniper vasily zaitsev, who killed a record 242 nazis, recruits tania to seek out and shoot german officers. Soviet union, at voronezh two soldiers in position, soldier with rifle and scope in the attack and soldier watching with binoculars. James riordan visited stalingrad in 1959 and several times later. Enemy at the gates is a 2001 war film directed and cowritten by jeanjacques annaud and. However the truth only goes as far as the battle of stalingrad.
The archives provide this description translated into english from german. In ww2, a soviet sniper and a german sharpshooter develop a personal feud and their animosity continues even after the war, in the soviet occupied germany. Thats right we will check out what hollywood has to offer in. Alone in the city she is helped by nina tsvetnova a young and idealist police officer and. In 2006 he met tania chernova, whose story was so fascinating that riordan made her the heroine of this compelling novel. Many good answers on here i have already seen someone recommend the movie titled stalingrad. As russian sniper threat arises, the german olympic champion is called to destroy them.
To stop vassili, the germans dispatch their best sniper, major konig ed harris, to stalingrad. Stalingrads most celebrated hero, the accountantturnedsniper, gave a tremendous boost to the morale of the red army. But this time around, well take a look at the top 10 best sniper movies for all time. The greatest sniper duel in history is a myth war is boring. During the first lebanon war in 1982, a lone tank and a. In his first ten days work at stalingrad, he killed 40 germans. Mariya smolnikova, yanina studilina, pyotr fyodorov. The greatest sniper duel in history is a myth war is.
One of the most horrific battles in history and perhaps the most crucial turning point of wwii, the battle for stalingrad is examined in sebastian dehnhardts exhaustive threepart, madefortv. The battle of stalingrad article gives the number of kills for zaitsev as 149. It is a great film and i wish i could say it was all true. German personnel records do not record any snipers by. Nikita khrushchev arrives in stalingrad to coordinate defense of the city and demands ideas from his. Yashin dmitriy pevtsov, a russian officer assigned to first lead a group of russian snipers to fight off the german onslaught in stalingrad and later, in 1945, to combat a german sniper team, guarding hitlers secret weapon. British historian frank ellis, in his 20 book the stalingrad cauldron. With dmitriy pevtsov, mariya mironova, alina sergeeva, sergey belyaev. Stalingrad 1993 internet movie firearms database guns.
Anatoly chekhov was born on may 23 1923 in the village bondyugachelninskogo region. Stalingrad snipers part 1 truefrench dvdrip 1080p youtube. Stalingrad snipers 2011 truefrench dvdrip xvid utt. Columbia pictures will release fedor bondarchuks stalingrad in the united states for a oneweek exclusive engagement in imax 3d theatres nationwide on feb. Stalingrad snipers bandeannonce en bluray et dvd le 3 mai. The sniper vasily zaitsev zaytsevseen at rightand his studentsnipers move into an ambush position in stalingrad, during december of 1942. Igniting his will to survive is the woman he left behind waiting resolutely for his return. Stalingrad surveys the misery of the battle of stalingrad, the winter siege that cost the lives of almost one and a half million people, russian defenders and german invaders alike. With yoav donat, itay tiran, oshri cohen, michael moshonov. A group of russian soldiers fight to hold a strategic building in their devastated city against a ruthless german army, and in the process become deeply connected to two russian women who have been living there. A young russian officer rescued from being executed by nkvd officers for cowardice arrives at stalingrad, where he is assigned to the sniper unit.
Stalingrad snipers 2011 truefrench dvdrip xvid utt youtube. English stalingrad snipers 2011 english full movie amara. With jude law, ed harris, joseph fiennes, rachel weisz. Stalingrad is a worthwhile film well worth your time. Anatoly chekhov teenage soviet sniper at stalingrad. The battle of stalingrad 194243, a battle on the eastern front of world war ii, often regarded as the single largest and bloodiest battle in the history of warfare, and one of the most decisive battles of world war ii, has inspired a number of media works. World war 2 movies day of 1944 russian sniper action movies 2017 with english subtitles duration. Started off really well but then in my opinion it kind of lost the plot in terms of where the story went which spoilt the theme of the story.
Marked by fierce closequarters combat and direct assaults on civilians in air raids, it is one of the bloodiest battles in the history of warfare, with an. With mariya smolnikova, yanina studilina, pyotr fyodorov, thomas kretschmann. This sequel took on some of that same flavor as well, though there was sufficient action in the movie to keep it from dragging. At any cost they are trying to protect this building and civilians who live in it. Many believe vassili zaitsev was the best soviet sniper in the battle for stalingrad but there was another soviet sniper with more confirmed kills during the battle,he is anatoly chekhov. The first local premiere showing was available at the hong kong international film festival on 24 march 2009, a year after the scandal.
Avec snipers, rampage, sniper en liberte, sniper, tireur delite, sniper 2, etc. Enemy at the gates 2001 enemy at the gates is a pure sniper film that follows the story of reallife world war 2 russian sniper, vassili zaitsev who wreaked havoc on german officers during the battle of stalingrad. In the battle of stalingrad 23 august 1942 2 february 1943, germany and its allies fought the soviet union for control of the city of stalingrad now volgograd in southern russia. The films main character is a fictionalized version of sniper vasily zaytsev, a hero of the soviet union during world war ii. His fame, however, soon thrusts him into a duel with the nazis best sharpshooter, major while the nazi and russian armies hurl rank. Enemy at the gates bluray disc, 2009 for sale online ebay. The city has many tourist attractions, such as museums, sandy beaches, and a. Oruzhie vozmezdiya is a 2009 russianbelarusian war film. Captain vasily grigorevich zaytsev or zaitsev russian. Erwin konig famous snipers in history pictures cbs news. The two snipers engage in a desperate duel, as the appalling battle of stalingrad rages. Sniper weapon of retaliation 2009 partea 2 lunetistul.
Best sniper movies list best website for movie lists. Between 10 november 1942 and 17 december 1942, during the battle of stalingrad, he killed 225 enemy soldiers, including 11 snipers. Stalingrad snipers bandeannonce en bluray et dvd le 3. When in 1941 nazi germany invaded the soviet union, their troops quickly besieged leningrad. In minangkabau, west sumatera, yuda a skilled practitioner of silat harimau is in the final preparations to begin his merantau a centurys old ritesofpassag. Many of the scenes were edited to limit scenes of edison chen due to the scandal. A band of determined russian soldiers fight to hold a strategic building in their devastated city against a ruthless. Sniper movies list by binhdan created 27 apr 2015 updated 29 jun 2015 public a sniper is a marksman or qualified specialist who operates alone, in a pair, or with a sniper team to maintain close visual contact with the enemy and engage targets from concealed positions or distances exceeding the detection capabilities of enemy personnel. With mira sorvino, armin muellerstahl, olga sutulova, gabriel byrne. The fateful siege, as the best account of the stalingrad battle. The first sniper movie was also a good film more of a character study than an action story in my opinion. He was portrayed by ed harris in the 2001 film enemy at the gates. Known locally as the hero city, volgograd today is the site of the motherland calls, an 85metre high statue dedicated to the heroes of the battle.
Zaytsev is probably the best known sniper in history thanks to the movie enemy at the gates. Fedor bondarchuk, ekaterina strizhenova, powers boothe, regimantas adomaitis. The battle of stalingrad was a brutal military campaign between russian forces and those of nazi germany and the axis powers during world war ii. Stalingrad is an epic look at the battle that turned the tide of world war ii. A russian and a german sniper play a game of catandmouse during the battle of stalingrad. The cast includes thomas kretschmann, who also appeared in a 1993 film of the same name.
Soviet sniper vasily zaytsev describes a shootout with german snipers named erwin konig and heinz thorvald during the battle of stalingrad. Godly gunslingers is a 2009 hong kong action thriller film directed by dante lam and starring richie jen, edison chen and huang xiaoming, as top snipers for the hong kong police force. The soviets battle of stalingrad against invading german and its allied forces in world war ii was one of the largest and bloodiest battles in the history of warfare. I dont have a reliable source for what the number should be, but somebody. Although nazi germany was ultimately beaten on the eastern front during world war ii, films about the western front are far more popular in the west. Enemy at the gates 39 movie clip do you know how to shoot. These days, we are used to all kinds of military films that follow a group of valiant men like the american seals who complete the most daring missions and save the country and the day.
Lennemi aux portes is a 2001 war film directed and cowritten by jeanjacques annaud and based on william craigs 1973 nonfiction book enemy at the gates. Preceding unsigned comment added by benandorsqueaks talk contribs. There are several obvious reasons why, but the quality isnt one of them. While the nazi and russian armies hurl rank after rank of soldiers at each other and the world fearfully awaits the outcome of the battle of stalingrad, the celebrated russian sniper, vassili zaitsev law quietly stalks his enemies one man at a time. The film is centered around the evolution of vassili from an ordinary infantry soldier into an adroit marksman and his. Women snipers additionally, they found that sniper duties fit women well, since good snipers are patient, careful, deliberate, can avoid handtohand combat, and need higher levels of aerobic conditioning. A very good movie about the battle of stalingrad, during wwii.
Not unlike spielbergs approach to saving private ryan, german director joseph vilsmaier rarely steps outside the action to comment on the higher purpose of the war. The battle for stalingrad, which describes the events surrounding the battle of stalingrad in the winter of 1942 and 1943. Carlos hathcock the original american sniper from deadly shootouts. A band of determined russian soldiers fight to hold a strategic building in their devastated city against a ruthless german army, and in the process become deeply connected to a russian woman who has been living there. The penal battalion 2004, attempt 2010, the great battle 1969, the children of arbat street 2004, combat. Was the battle of stalingrad really as bad as shown in the. Foreign journalists are evacuated but one of them, kate davies, is presumed dead and misses the plane. A biographical film about a woman who changed the course of history. Film set in november 1942, a group of soviet soldiers is blocked in the building. For this reason i only gave it 3 stars which is a shame i have to say i was disappointed in the way the film went i also think the title is misleading perhaps it should have been called russian snipes. Dec 07, 20 stalingrad snipers part 1 truefrench dvdrip 1080p. As a sniper, he had a great many confirmed kills of enemy officers that served to increase the morale of the russian troops, and the russian people. Jun 22, 20 stalingrad snipers 2011 truefrench dvdrip xvid utt. This photo, from the german federal archives, depicts a sniper and a spotter sometime between junejuly of 1942.