Drama

Cross of Iron

DramaWar

German commander Hauptmann Stransky places a squad in extreme danger after Sergeant Rolf Steiner refuses to lie for him.

Year

1977

Duration

1h 59m

IMDb

7.4

Trailer

Cast

Sam Peckinpah

Director

James Coburn

Unteroffizier Feldwebel (Sgt.) Rolf Steiner

Maximilian Schell

Hauptmann (Capt.) Stransky

James Mason

Oberst (Col.) Brandt

David Warner

Hauptmann (Capt.) Kiesel

Klaus Löwitsch

Unteroffizier (Cpl.) Krüger

Vadim Glowna

Gefreiter (Pvt.) Kern

Roger Fritz

Leutnant (Lt.) Triebig

Dieter Schidor

Anselm

Burkhard Driest

Schütze Maag

Fred Stillkrauth

Unteroffizier (Cpl.) Schnurrbart ('Private Mustache')

Michael Nowka

Dietz

Véronique Vendell

Marga

Arthur Brauss

Zoll

Senta Berger

Eva

Demeter Bitenc

Capt. Pucher

Thomas Braut

Unteroffizier Feldwebel (S

Thomas Braut

Sgt.) Rolf Steiner

Heinz Engelmann

Oberst (Col.) Brandt

IG

Igor Galo

Leutnant (Lt.) Meyer

Julius J. Epstein

Writer

WK

Walter Kelley

Writer

JH

James Hamilton

Writer

WH

Willi Heinrich

Writer

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5 comments

Saber ChaibMay 29, 2023

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Olley TaalNov 16, 2022

Cross of Iron

ah.02sNov 16, 2022

This is one of those movies that I needed to watch a second time and do a little research on. Once again, "Bloody" Sam didn't let me down. This is definitely a different war film from its time and now. Peckinpah's directed this in a great fashion that hasn't been seen I have not seen his films since "The Wild Bunch". I was lucky enough to have found the 133 minute version in a rental store. I hope one day to see this version on DVD in widescreen. James Coburn is once again in a great role as Steiner. He is also supported by the great James Mason, Maximillian Schell in his best role since "Judgment at Nuremberg", and David Warner. The film had some fine editing and slow motion shots, good underscore, and a solid script. It is a tragedy that Peckinpah went so over budget that they had to end the movie half way through the script. I hope one day that somebody will remake this in the eyes of Peckinpah, and be able to film the entire film.

Naresh LalwaniNov 16, 2022

I still rate this as the best and most honest war film I've seen. It ignores the Hollywood schmaltz that spoiled Saving Private Ryan and manages to portray the soldiers as human beings and particularly for German soldiers this is an exception. The battle scenes are expansive and very bloody as we follow the German platoon trying to get back to its own lines. The soldiers are heroes in an unheroic war and the film captures the chaos, cynicism and heroism of the German retreat. Well worth checking out.