Cross of Iron (1977)

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! 1977-01-29 Germany, United Kingdom 132 Min. PG-13
7.1 408 votes

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.

Cast

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

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