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Cross of Iron

Cross of Iron

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!
Jan 29, 19772h 12minDE
7.1
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Synopsis

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.

TitleCross of Iron
RealesedJan 29, 1977
WriterWilli Heinrich
DirectorSam Peckinpah
CountryGermany
CompaniesRapid Film
James Coburn

James Coburn

Unteroffizier / Feldwebel Rolf Steiner
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
Dieter Schidor

Dieter Schidor

Anselm
Burkhard Driest

Burkhard Driest

Schütze Maag
Fred Stillkrauth

Fred Stillkrauth

Unteroffizier Schnurrbart
Michael Nowka

Michael Nowka

Dietz
Véronique Vendell

Véronique Vendell

Marga
Arthur Brauss

Arthur Brauss

Zoll
Senta Berger

Senta Berger

Eva
Demeter Bitenc

Demeter Bitenc

Hauptmann Pucher (uncredited)
Igor Galo

Igor Galo

Leutnant Meyer (uncredited)
Katherine Haber

Katherine Haber

Nurse Sadie Finkelstein (uncredited)
Wolf C. Hartwig

Wolf C. Hartwig

Hartwig (uncredited)
Wolfgang Hess

Wolfgang Hess

Schütze Maag (voice) (uncredited)
Sweeney MacArthur

Sweeney MacArthur

Boy Soldier (uncredited)
Irfan Mensur

Irfan Mensur

Partizan Soldier (uncredited)
Hermina Pipinić

Hermina Pipinić

Ruskinja (uncredited)
Robert Rietti

Robert Rietti

German Officer (voice) (uncredited)
Dragomir Stanojević

Dragomir Stanojević

Corporal Joseph Keppler (uncredited)
Slavko Štimac

Slavko Štimac

Michail (uncredited)
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