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• Stalingrad | DVD | (22/10/2001) from £4.98   |  Saving you £8.01 (160.84%)   |  RRP £12.99

  It's tempting to call the harrowing Stalingrad a World War II version of All Quiet on the Western Front, since both films take the perspective of ordinary German soldiers at ground level. Stalingrad surveys the misery of the battle of Stalingrad, the winter siege that cost the lives of almost one and a half million people--Russian defenders and German invaders alike. Not unlike Spielberg's approach to Saving Private Ryan, German director Joseph Vilsmaier rarely steps outside the action to comment on the higher purpose of the war, assuming the audience is aware of the evil of the Nazi regime. Instead, we simply follow a group of soldiers as they endure a series of gut-wrenching episodes, events that have the tang of authenticity and horror. Vilsmaier has a taste for symbolism and surreal touches, which only add to the unsettling sense of insanity this movie conjures up so well. --Robert Horton

• Moon 44 | DVD | (17/03/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £3.99

  The year is 2038. Giant intergalactic corporations have taken control of the universe locked in a ruthless battle for planets where men and robots mine the priceless chemicals that are now Earth's only source of fuel. Space pirates are systematically hijacking the vital space shuttle from the moon 44 mining base which is also the location of an experimental defence programme using highly advanced helicopter gunships. It is undercover investigator Felix Stone's task to hunt down the hijackers. But if Moon 44 base is attacked the orders are to sacrifice the men and save the robots.

• Spy Game/U-571/Stalingrad Triple Pack | DVD | (24/10/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Stalingrad (Dir. Joseph Vilsmaier 1992) From the same production team as the critically acclaimed 'Das Boot' this film brings the bloodiest battle in the history of warfare to the screen - the legendary battle of Stalingrad. With German forces following Hitler's orders to neither retreat or surrender over 2 million Russians and Germans lost their lives in what came to be a turning point in the defeat of Germany in the Second World War. Pulling no punches in revealing the gritty reality of combat the viewer is put in the trenches with the young soldiers as they face the harsh elements and brutal fighting conditions. Considered in the company of such anti-war classics as 'Paths Of Glory' 'Platoon' and 'Apocalypse Now' 'Stalingrad' stands alone in its searing unforgettable imagery. U-571 (Dir. Jonathan Mostow 2000): A U. S.Navy captain and his crew are just beginning to enjoy 48 hours of leave when they receive word to immediately return to duty. On a top-secret assignment they must disguise themselves as Nazis and infiltrate a severely damaged Nazi U-boat. Once on board they are to steal the Nazi's top-secret decoding device and sink the sub before the Germans catch on to what's really happening. Their mission is more dangerous and frightening than anything they could have ever imagined but one which has the power to turn the tide of battle. Filled with incredible explosions raging fires and speeding torpedoes this suspense-filled action-packed film sets a new standard for high-impact entertainment and features an impressive all-star cast. Spy Game (Dir. Tony Scott 2001): Superstar Brad Pitt teams with Academy Award-winner Robert Redford in this pulse-pounding action thrill ride. When a top-secret unauthorized mission goes awry CIA agent Tom Bishop (Pitt) is captured and sentenced to die. With just 24 hours to get him out alive Bishop's boss Nathan Muir (Redford) must battle enemies abroad and the system inside the CIA to save his protege in an adrenaline-fueled thriller that ABC Radio says 'sizzles with suspense!

• Edelweiss Pirates | DVD | (25/06/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  The true story of the Edelweiss Pirates a group of anti Hitler youths who harassed the Nazis and hid Jews during the second world war.

• Edelweiss Pirates | DVD | (05/10/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  In the aftermath of the Third Reich are two young brothers opposite each other. Peter has chosen the side of his father and was in the Hitler Jugend gone, but Paul has joined the so-called Edelweiss Pirates, an anti-Nazi club. The constant struggle between these two groups is set in the ruins of the bombed Cologne, where war-torn families apart constantly live in fear of the increasingly ruthless Gestapo occurring. Edelweiss Pirates is a true story about courage and dignity in difficult times.