Cross of Iron

Cross of Iron (1977)

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.

Date of release
1977-01-28
TMDB
7.1 / 10 (510)
Runtime
2h 13m
Genres
Drama, Action, History, War
Director
Sam Peckinpah

Casting

  • James Coburn — Unteroffizier / Feldwebel Rolf Steiner
  • Maximilian Schell — Hauptmann Stransky
  • James Mason — Oberst Brandt
  • David Warner — Hauptmann Kiesel
  • Klaus Löwitsch — Unteroffizier Krüger
  • Vadim Glowna — Gefreiter Kern
  • Roger Fritz — Leutnant Treibig
  • Dieter Schidor — Anselm
  • Burkhard Driest — Schütze Maag
  • Fred Stillkrauth — Unteroffizier Schnurrbart
  • Michael Nowka — Dietz
  • Véronique Vendell — Marga

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