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STOSSTRUPP 1917 (Shock Troop) (1934) * with switchable English subtitles *

Ludwig Schmid-Wildy, Beppo Brem and Max Zankl, Ludwig Schmid-Wildy, Hans Zöberlein
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$15.99

Dieser Film will das Fronterlebnis der Soldaten vermitteln. Erlebnisse eines Stoßtrupps zeigen, was Millionen Soldaten im ersten Weltkrieg an Entbehrungen litten, welche Wunder an Heldenmut und Opfersinn jeder einzelne vollbrachte. Nichts am Kriege soll beschönigt werden. Anschaulich wie noch nie im Bild, sieht man die modernen Kriegsmittel. Das Sperr- und Trommelfeuer begleitet den Film von der ersten bis zur letzten Szene. Und diesem zermürbenden Feuer hielten die Frontsoldaten vier Jahre lang stand.

This film is intended to convey the experiences of frontline soldiers. The events experienced by the assault troops in this film show what millions of soldiers in the First World War went through, from the privations to the miracles carried out by heroic courage and the sense of sacrifices made to accomplish their tasks. Northing in war is glossed over in this film. The film clearly shows how modern warfare in the early 20th Century took place. Artillery barrage and trench warfare accompany the film from the first to the last scene. And it was the frontline soldier who had to deal with this for four long years.

THERE IS A NEWSREEL ALONG WITH THE FILM, JUST AS GERMAN AUDIENCES MIGHT HAVE SEEN WHEN THE MOVIE WAS FIRST SHOWN (except this newsreel may not be contemporary to when the film was released).

DVD-R IS IN GERMAN WITH SWITCHABLE ENGLISH SUBTITLES. DVD-R is Approx. 106 mins. + 21 min. newsreel. Digital quality. 

  

 

PLEASE NOTE THAT SWITCHABLE (SOFT) SUBTITLES WILL NOT SHOW UP WHEN VIEWING THE SAMPLE BELOW.  IF YOU SEE SUBTITLES, THEN THEY ARE HARD-ENCODED (meaning, they cannot be turned off when viewing the film):

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Outstanding realism, 4/9/2021 5:14 PM
From: Wolfie
Based on Hans Zöberlein's bestseller 'Der Glaube an Deutschland', easily one of the best WWI movies ever made.
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