Dogs, Do You Want to Live Forever! (Hunde, Wollt Ihr Ewig Leben (1958)


Director - Frank Wisbar
Writers: - Frank Dimen (writer) - Heinz Schröter (writer)
Set just outside Stalingrad in the winter of 1942, this compelling wartime drama tells the tale of a contingent of German soldiers caught in a Russian vise. Headed by Gen. Paulus (Wilhelm Borchert), the other officers and foot soldiers are slowly surrounded by Russian troops on the offensiveThe battles that ensue as a result of the entrapment are depicted via the experiences of individual officers and enlisted men -- the full story emerges through the eyes of each of these soldiers. There is also a subsidiary tale about a friendship between a Russian woman (Sonia Zieman) and a German officer that ultimately saves the man's life. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, All Movie Guide

  • Cast & Crew: Joachim Hansen, Peter Carsten, Horst Frank, Wolfgang Preiss
  • Running Time: 111 Minutes
    Country: West Germany

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