Cross of Iron

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.

Country:

Germany,

United Kingdom

Genre:

Drama,

Action,

History,

War

Duration:

132 minutes

Year:

1977

Director:

Sam Peckinpah

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Company:

Rapid Film,

EMI Films,

Terra-Filmkunst,

Alex Winitsky / Arlene Sellers Productions

Budget:

$6,000,000

Revenue:

$1,509,000

Cast:

Unteroffizier / Feldwebel Rolf Steiner

Hauptmann Stransky

Oberst Brandt

Hauptmann Kiesel

Unteroffizier Krüger

Crew:

Director

Novel

Producer

Producer

Producer