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Title: Too much hollywood
Review: The name of this movie comes from the non-fiction book by the same name about the battle of Stalingrad which devotes only a couple of pages to Zaitsev and his feats. The movie actually follows more closely the novel, War of the Rats, by David L. Robbins. The novel is excellent and the start of the movie was such that I though we finally had a movie that was going to follow the book. But, alas, that was not to be. After the initial scenes it became the typical Hollywoodized war flick that mangled the book from which it was adapted. Some of the people were there but were it not for their names I'd have not known who they were supposed to be.If you're looking for a war movie with some impressive sets then you'll enjoy it but if you're looking to learn anything about the true battle of Stalingrad, forget it. This movie is at best worth the price of an evening's rental. That's how I first saw it and in my opinion it's worth no more than that and certainly isn't worth purchasing.
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