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Cross of Iron

1977•2h 13m•7.2/10
  • Drama
  • Action
  • History
  • War

“On the Eastern front in 1943, the German soldiers no longer had any ideals. They were not fighting for the Party—but for their lives!”

It is 1943, and the German army—ravaged and demoralised—is hastily retreating from the Russian front. In the midst of the madness, conflict brews between the aristocratic yet ultimately pusillanimous Captain Stransky and the courageous Corporal Steiner. Stransky is the only man who believes that the Third Reich is still vastly superior to the Russian army. However, within his pompous persona lies a quivering coward who longs for the Iron Cross so that he can return to Berlin a hero. Steiner, on the other hand is cynical, defiantly non-conformist and more concerned with the safety of his own men rather than the horde of military decorations offered to him by his superiors.

Top Cast

  • James Coburn

    James Coburn

    Unteroffizier / Feldwebel Rolf Steiner

  • Maximilian Schell

    Maximilian Schell

    Hauptmann Stransky

  • James Mason

    James Mason

    Oberst Brandt

  • David Warner

    David Warner

    Hauptmann Kiesel

  • Klaus Löwitsch

    Klaus Löwitsch

    Unteroffizier Krüger

  • Vadim Glowna

    Vadim Glowna

    Gefreiter Kern

  • Roger Fritz

    Roger Fritz

    Leutnant Treibig

  • Dieter Schidor

    Dieter Schidor

    Anselm

Details

Director
Sam Peckinpah
Budget
$6,000,000
Revenue
$1,509,000
Country
Germany, United Kingdom
Language
German, English, French, Russian
Status
Released

Where to Watch

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