Cross of Iron - 1977

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.

132min
1977
16
Released
Trakio rating0.0/10
IMDB rating7.4/10

Cast

James Coburn profile pictureJames CoburnUnteroffizier / Feldwebel Rolf Steiner
Maximilian Schell profile pictureMaximilian SchellHauptmann Stransky
James Mason profile pictureJames MasonOberst Brandt
David Warner profile pictureDavid WarnerHauptmann Kiesel
Klaus Löwitsch profile pictureKlaus LöwitschUnteroffizier Krüger
Vadim Glowna profile pictureVadim GlownaGefreiter Kern
Roger Fritz profile pictureRoger FritzLeutnant Treibig
Burkhard Driest profile pictureBurkhard DriestSchütze Maag
Fred Stillkrauth profile pictureFred StillkrauthUnteroffizier Schnurrbart
Demeter Bitenc profile pictureDemeter BitencHauptmann Pucher (uncredited)
Igor Galo profile pictureIgor GaloLeutnant Meyer (uncredited)
Irfan Mensur profile pictureIrfan MensurPartizan Soldier (uncredited)
Hermina Pipinić profile pictureHermina PipinićRuskinja (uncredited)
Robert Rietti profile pictureRobert RiettiGerman Officer (voice) (uncredited)
Dragomir Stanojević profile pictureDragomir StanojevićCorporal Joseph Keppler (uncredited)
Slavko Štimac profile pictureSlavko ŠtimacMichail (uncredited)

About Cross of Iron

Cross of Iron 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.

Age Rating: 16
Runtime: 132min

Extra details

Original Title: Cross of Iron
Original Language: English
Budget: $6,000,000.00
Revenue: $1,509,000.00
Directed By: Sam Peckinpah
Production Companies
Rapid FilmEMI FilmsTerra-FilmkunstAlex Winitsky / Arlene Sellers Productions