People Dogs, do you want to live forever (Hunde, wollt ihr ewig leben) B/W 1959 (Stalingrad) First, dont be put off by the title, The title is vaguely drawn from Friedrich the Great's words when he saw his soldiers fleeing at Cologne: "You cursed rascals, do you want to live forever? This is superior to Joseph Vilsmaier. version Stalingrad 1993, I believe, having said that some of the scenes in Vilsmaier version are pretty graphic and realistic, especially when the wounded are trying to get on the last plane. My take on this film is its well worth looking at, its German made (Frank Wispar 1959) but you can watch a version in subtitles. Watching German soldiers speaking in their language adds something for me about a war film. We all know the story and about what happened, but their is a slight twist on this story, not every German officer was a hero, and this particular officer in the film, watch the film. Lookout for the scene with the piano, it really happened. Somebody quoted " It was a brave decision by The Germans to make this film" perhaps the wounds of this catastrophic defeat might have healed slightly by bringing it to the public notice visually. I wonder what was the reaction of The German people who watched the film at the cinema, and who had lost family and friends at that Hell hole. Enjoy the film.
