directed by Joseph Vilsmaier
Germany / Sweden 1993


Poster

Theatrical Release: January 21st, 1993 - Germany

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DVD Comparison:

Scanbox - Region 2 (Sweden) - PAL vs.  Fox Lorber - Region 1 - NTSC

Big thanks to Gregory Meshman and Ole Kofoed for the Screen Caps!

(Scanbox - Region 2 - PAL - LEFT vs.  - Fox Lorber - Region 1 - NTSC - RIGHT)

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Distribution

Scanbox (Sweden)

Region 2  - PAL

 Fox Lorber
Region 1 - NTSC
Runtime 2:12:23 (4% PAL Speedup) 2:17:33
Video

1.80:1 Aspect Ratio
Average Bitrate: 6.10 mb/s
PAL 720x576 25.00 f/s

1.66:1 Aspect Ratio
Average Bitrate: 7.41 mb/s
NTSC 704x480 29.97 f/s

Bitrate:

Scanbox

NOTE: The Vertical axis represents the bits transferred per second. The Horizontal is the time in minutes.

Bitrate:

Fox Lorber

 

Audio German Dolby Digital 2.0

German Dolby Digital 2.0 English DUB DD 2.0
Subtitles Danish, Finnish, Norwegian, Swedish or none. No English subtitles! English or none.
Features Release Information:
Studio: Scanbox

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen Letterboxed - 1.80:1

 

Edition Details:

• Making of Stalingrad (In English)(6:34).
• Director's Profile (In English)(5:32).
• Interviews (In English)(6:53).
• Historical Facts (In English) (7:37).
• Filmografies of the cast.
• Trailer.
• 3 trailers for other Scanbox releases.


Keep Case

Chapters: 17

Release Information:
Studio: Fox Lorber

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen Letterboxed - 1.66:1

 

Edition Details:

• Trailer.
• Teaser.

Keep Case

Chapters: 9 listed (but 30 in the film)
Comments:
There has been a manipulation of aspect ratio here... and I'll bet the culprit is Fox / Lorber as they have been known to do this quite a bit in the past (characters tend to look longer and slimmer). I also see instances of zooming. In terms of sharpness there is not a lot to choose from, but the Fox Lorber have obviously increased brightness... far too much ( 'at all' would be far too much to some purists ). In fact it is so bad, there is difficulty at times seeing the subtitles. Personally, I hate this type of thing. The Scanbox PAL edition has its own problems. It is a little cropped on the top. The image is kind of hazy and has a greenish tinge to it. It is quite possible that the film was made this way, but next to the overly bright Fox, it is noticeable. The Scanbox has better Extras and I have no data on an audio comparison. The Scanbox... it is the better DVD version of this film for image quality. Unfortunately the Scanbox has no English subtitles (important for me). The Fox offers an English DUB as well as subs. I wouldn't buy either for now.

    - Gary Tooze.

 




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