Cross of Iron (1977)

  • R
  • 05/11/1977 (US)
  • Drama, Action, History, War
  • 2h 12m

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!

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.

Sam Peckinpah

Director

Willi Heinrich

Novel

Julius J. Epstein

Screenplay

James Hamilton

Screenplay

Walter Kelley

Screenplay

Cast

James Coburn's headshot

James Coburn

Unteroffizier / Feldwebel Rolf Steiner
Maximilian Schell's headshot

Maximilian Schell

Hauptmann Stransky
James Mason's headshot

James Mason

Oberst Brandt
David Warner's headshot

David Warner

Hauptmann Kiesel
Klaus Löwitsch's headshot

Klaus Löwitsch

Unteroffizier Krüger
Vadim Glowna's headshot

Vadim Glowna

Gefreiter Kern
Roger Fritz's headshot

Roger Fritz

Leutnant Treibig
Dieter Schidor's headshot

Dieter Schidor

Anselm

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