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It looks like a terrific visual movie and seems to mimic Enemy At The Gates some. Maybe because it's the same battle.
Stalingrad (2013) Movie Trailer
Stalingrad (2013) Movie Trailer
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For the other two locations, the producers decided on a derelict factory in the German industrial town of Rudersdorf and selected a deserted military barracks in the village of Krampnitz as the perfect backdrop to re-create the Stalingrad Red Square.
The latter location had been a riding school for the German military. Later, between 1945 and 1993, it housed over 25,000 Russians. It was during this period the land became badly polluted by oil from the many military tanks. This rendered the ground water unusable and meant the production had to have 10,000 liters of water pumped in daily, this in addition to building a new electrical main to make the location workable.
The producers also secured the support of the nearby town of Fahrland. "We knew that once we started shooting there would be a lot of noise, gunfire, explosions," said Schofield, "so it was crucial to get the people on our side and get them involved. We did this by employing many of their community. These included electricians, plumbers, the fire brigade and local caterers."
The building of Red Square began in October 1999 and continued through February 2000. The massive set included exteriors of the Pravda printing press, the Gorky Theatre, the Univermag department store (where Paulus would finally surrender) and Stalingrad's famous landmark, a fountain depicting playing children at the center of the square.
Also at the Red Square location, sets were built for the interior of the snipers' shelter, the reception rooms of the dacha where Vassili meets Khrushchev, the Pravda printing press and the cellar retreat in the Filipov family house.
Colossal scenery was constructed especially for Stalingrad filming near near St. Petersburg. The movie's decorations of the quarters in Stalingrad reproduce every detail of the heroic image of the city. The budget for its construction was more than 120 Million Rubles. In order to construct these decorations, more 400 people and 6 months of time were used.
Awesome! I often wondered about that myself and also identified it as a Si 204. Didn't make the link with a He 111 though. Why would you think that?The plane in "Enemy at the Gates" was a Si 204 made to look like a He 111
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