From NetFlix:

Set during the infamous World War II siege of Stalingrad, this potent thriller follows a battle of wits and wills between renowned Russian sharpshooter Vassili Zaitsev (Jude Law) and top German sniper Maj. König (Ed Harris). When propaganda from a Red Army apparatchik (Joseph Fiennes) turns Zaitsev into a living legend, it draws the attention of König, who comes gunning for his enemy counterpart. Rachel Weisz and Bob Hoskins also star

Based on a true story (the final credits discuss the existing memorial to Vassili Zaitsev in Russia), you are constantly immersed in the ugliness of a besieged Stalingrad. Possibly the story is a bit predictable (how else could it end ?), but the story is also interesting and its suspense and character interactions work. All the acting is good but Ed Harris as a very self-assured German sharpshooter stands out in my mind.

Comrade Stalin’s spirit seems to hang over the film. I found it difficult to accept him as the motivating leader of the Russian soldiers. But that’s how it was in those times. Moreover, the failure of the Germans to take Stalingrad was an important part of their eventual defeat.

And wasn’t it striking to see Bob Hoskins as a somewhat young Nikita Krushchev ?