Cross of Iron

1977Movie⏱️ 1h 59mR🏆 #1720 Top Rated

DramaWar

⭐ 7.4

IMDB Rating

31,245 votes

German commander Hauptmann Stransky places a squad in extreme danger after Sergeant Rolf Steiner refuses to lie for him.

Director

Sam Peckinpah

Writers

Julius J. Epstein, Walter Kelley, James Hamilton

Stars

James Coburn, Maximilian Schell, James Mason

Release Date

May 20, 1977

Language

English, Russian, French, German

Country

United Kingdom, West Germany

🏆 2

Wins

🎯 1

Nominations

💬 215

Reviews

📋 30.3K

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🎭 Top Cast

James Coburn

as Unteroffizier Feldwebel (Sgt.) Rolf Steiner

Maximilian Schell

as Hauptmann (Capt.) Stransky

James Mason

as Oberst (Col.) Brandt

David Warner

as Hauptmann (Capt.) Kiesel

Klaus Löwitsch

as Unteroffizier (Cpl.) Krüger

Vadim Glowna

as Gefreiter (Pvt.) Kern

Roger Fritz

as Leutnant (Lt.) Triebig

Dieter Schidor

as Anselm

Burkhard Driest

as Schütze Maag

👤

Fred Stillkrauth

as Unteroffizier (Cpl.) Schnurrbart ('Private Mustache')

💰 Box Office

$201

Worldwide Gross

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio

1.66 : 1

Sound

Mono

Color

Filming Location

Obrov, Slovenia

Production

Anglo-EMI Film Distributors, Rapid Film, Terra-Filmkunst

🏷️ Keywords

iron crossgerman soldiersoldier1940swar atrocity

🎯 Categories

War EpicDramaWar

⭐ Featured Review

If you like (anti-)war movies like All Quiet on the Western Front than this is a movie you shouldn't miss

by philip_vanderveken • 2005-03-02

9/10

"I have to admit that I had some reserves about this movie before watching it. Although my mother told me this is one of her favorite war movies ever (yes I know, it may sound a bit strange, but we have the same taste for war movies), I also saw a rather bad score on IMDb (about 6.6 at the time). Well, now that I've seen it, I can only say that this movie will be in my top 5 of war movies. This movie shows war the way it actually is: dirty, deadly, tragic,... and with plenty of losers, but no winners. In this movie you won't find any glorification of fake patriotism or dying for a goo..."