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Cross of Iron

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!

  • Movie
  • 1977
  • R
  • 2h 13m

Directed by Sam Peckinpah

7.2

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7.2 out of 10 from 512 votes

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Overview

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.

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Cast and crew

  • James Coburn

    James CoburnUnteroffizier / Feldwebel Rolf Steiner

  • Maximilian Schell

    Maximilian SchellHauptmann Stransky

  • James Mason

    James MasonOberst Brandt

  • David Warner

    David WarnerHauptmann Kiesel

  • Klaus Löwitsch

    Klaus LöwitschUnteroffizier Krüger

  • Vadim Glowna

    Vadim GlownaGefreiter Kern

  • Roger Fritz

    Roger FritzLeutnant Treibig

  • Dieter Schidor

    Dieter SchidorAnselm

  • Burkhard Driest

    Burkhard DriestSchütze Maag

  • Fred Stillkrauth

    Fred StillkrauthUnteroffizier Schnurrbart

  • Michael NowkaDietz

  • Véronique VendellMarga

  • Arthur Brauss

    Arthur BraussZoll

  • Senta Berger

    Senta BergerEva

  • Demeter BitencHauptmann Pucher (uncredited)

  • Igor GaloLeutnant Meyer (uncredited)

  • Katherine HaberNurse Sadie Finkelstein (uncredited)

  • Wolf C. HartwigHartwig (uncredited)

Director
Sam Peckinpah
Writer
Willi Heinrich, James Hamilton and Julius J. Epstein
Music
Ernest Gold and John Richards
Cinematography
John Coquillon