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!

  • Genre: Drama, Action, History, War
  • Release Date: 1977-01-29
  • User Rating: 7.079/10 from 413 ratings
  • Runtime: 2h 12min
  • Language: Deutsch
  • Production Company: Rapid Film
  • Production Country: Germany, United Kingdom
  • Director: Sam Peckinpah
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Summary

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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  • James Coburn

    as Unteroffizier / Feldwebel Rolf Steiner

  • Maximilian Schell

    as Hauptmann Stransky

  • James Mason

    as Oberst Brandt

  • David Warner

    as Hauptmann Kiesel

  • Klaus Löwitsch

    as Unteroffizier Krüger

  • Vadim Glowna

    as Gefreiter Kern

  • Roger Fritz

    as Leutnant Treibig

  • Dieter Schidor

    as Anselm

  • Burkhard Driest

    as Schütze Maag

  • Fred Stillkrauth

    as Unteroffizier Schnurrbart

  • Michael Nowka

    as Dietz

  • Véronique Vendell

    as Marga

  • Arthur Brauss

    as Zoll

  • Senta Berger

    as Eva

  • Demeter Bitenc

    as Hauptmann Pucher (uncredited)

  • Igor Galo

    as Leutnant Meyer (uncredited)

  • Katherine Haber

    as Nurse Sadie Finkelstein (uncredited)

  • Wolf C. Hartwig

    as Hartwig (uncredited)

  • Wolfgang Hess

    as Schütze Maag (voice) (uncredited)

  • Sweeney MacArthur

    as Boy Soldier (uncredited)

  • Irfan Mensur

    as Partizan Soldier (uncredited)

  • Hermina Pipinić

    as Ruskinja (uncredited)

  • Robert Rietti

    as German Officer (voice) (uncredited)

  • Dragomir Stanojević

    as Corporal Joseph Keppler (uncredited)

  • Slavko Štimac

    as Michail (uncredited)
Directing Sam Peckinpah Director
Writing Willi Heinrich Novel
Production Wolf C. Hartwig Producer
Production Arlene Sellers Producer
Production Alex Winitsky Producer
Sound Ernest Gold Original Music Composer
Camera John Coquillon Director of Photography
Editing Michael Ellis Editor
Editing Murray Jordan Editor
Editing Tony Lawson Editor
Writing Julius J. Epstein Screenplay
Writing James Hamilton Screenplay
Writing Walter Kelley Screenplay
Production Katherine Haber Production Assistant
Production Lothar H. Krischer Co-Producer
Editing Herbert Taschner Additional Editing
Art Brian Ackland-Snow Production Design
Art Ted Haworth Production Design
Art Veljko Despotović Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up Colin Arthur Makeup Artist
Costume & Make-Up Evelyn Döhring Hairstylist
Production Dieter Nobbe Production Supervisor
Directing Bert Batt Assistant Director
Directing Branislav Brana Srdić Assistant Director
Directing Chris Carreras Assistant Director
Directing Mark Winitsky Assistant Director
Art Harold Michelson Art Direction
Crew Richard Richtsfeld Special Effects
Crew Peter Brayham Stunt Coordinator
Crew Milan Mitić Stunts
Camera Dennis Fraser Grip
Camera Lars Looschen Still Photographer
Camera Herbert Smith Camera Operator
Camera Branko Knez First Assistant Camera
Editing George Akers Assistant Editor
Editing Mark Winitsky Editorial Services
Sound Ernest Gold Music
Sound John Richards Music
Sound Gerard Schurmann Orchestrator
Directing Trudy von Trotha Script Supervisor
Sound Robin Clarke Music Editor

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