including Finland, Italy, and Czechoslovakia, and cost approximately DEM 20 million (around EUR 10 million in modern German currency). Director Joseph Vilsmaier hired a German military consultant to advise him on set. A series entitled The making of Stalingrad was released, featuring a behind-the-scenes look at the film. Stalingrad was released on 4K Blu-ray in 2021. Reception In 1993, the film won Bavarian Film Awards for Best Cinematography, Best Editing and Best Production. It was also entered into the 18th Moscow International Film Festival. In Germany, the film earned mixed reviews, allegedly due to the second half of the film containing plot holes, although what these apparent plot holes were is not revealed; this may in fact have been a reference to the film's bleak and nihilistic ending. See also Stalingrad (1990 film) Stalingrad (2013 film) References External links Stalingrad at Reelviews.net (James Berardinelli) 1993 films 1990s war drama films Films set in the 1940s German war drama films 1990s German-language films 1990s Russian-language films German epic films Films directed by Joseph Vilsmaier War epic films World War II films based on actual events Anti-war films about World War II Films about the Battle of Stalingrad Films set in Liguria Siege films Films shot in the Czech Republic 1993 drama films German World War II films 1990s German films