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Cross of Iron

Not Rated
DramaActionHistoryWar
7.1/10(409 ratings)

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.

01-29-1977
2h 12m
Cross of Iron
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Main Cast

James Coburn

James Coburn

Unteroffizier

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

Movie Details

Production Info

Director:
Sam Peckinpah
Production:
Rapid Film, EMI Films, Terra-Filmkunst, Alex Winitsky / Arlene Sellers Productions
Revenue:
$1,509,000
Budget:
$6,000,000

Key Crew

Director:
Sam Peckinpah
Producer:
Wolf C. Hartwig
Producer:
Alex Winitsky
Producer:
Arlene Sellers
Screenplay:
Julius J. Epstein

Locations and Languages

Country:
DE; GB
Filming:
DE; GB
Languages:
en