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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! - Cross of Iron
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Title: Cross of Iron

Release Date: 29 Jan 1977

Runtime: 2h 12m

Genre: Drama, Action, History, War

Director: Rapid Film, EMI Films, Terra-Filmkunst, Alex Winitsky / Arlene Sellers Productions

Production Companies: Rapid Film, EMI Films, Terra-Filmkunst, Alex Winitsky / Arlene Sellers Productions

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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Average Vote: 7.1 (418 votes)

Cast

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